Lau Taveuni Rotuma (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Lau Taveuni Rotuma Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. The electorate covered the Lau Islands, Taveuni and some of its outliers including Rabi Island and Kioa, and the remote dependency of Rotuma.

The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.

Election results

In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast. The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).

1999

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ratu Naiqama LalabalavuSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)7,91157.96
Ratu Epeli GanilauChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)4,42332.41
Adi Senimili TuivanuavouFijian Association Party (FAP)1,0998.05
Waisea QoronalauNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2151.58
Total13,648100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Savenaca Uluibau DraunidaloIndependent7,08156.38
Kini MarawaiConservative Alliance (CAMV)2,84922.68
Seru BuliruaruaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)2,63020.94
Total12,560100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Savenaca Uluibau DraunidaloSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)10,88878.52
Fani Tago VosaniveibuliNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2,55318.41
Ratu Pio NaiqamaIndependent2231.61
Ilisoni TaobaIndependent2041.47
Total13,868100.00

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