Tailevu North (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Tailevu North Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered northern areas of Tailevu Province.
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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
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
| Savenaca Tokainavo | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 1,494 | 20.06 | 3,995 | ... |
| Josefa Seruilagilagi | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 3,398 | 45.62 | 3,454 | 46.37 |
| Iliesa Duvuloco | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 1,814 | 24.35 | ... | ... |
| Ifereimi Ravoka | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 743 | 9.97 | ... | ... |
| Total | 7,449 | 100.00 | 7,449 | 100.00 | |
2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
| George Speight [1] | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 3,232 | 47.59 | 3,489 | 51.38 |
| Simione Naiduki | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 2,415 | 35.56 | 2,445 | 36.00 |
| Serupepeli Naqase | Independent | 459 | 6.76 | 499 | 7.34 |
| Sitiveni Kaila Tuvou | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 345 | 5.08 | 358 | 5.27 |
| Joeli Baledrokadroka | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 340 | 5.01 | ... | ... |
| Total | 6,791 | 100.00 | 6,791 | 100.00 | |
| [1] Note that George Speight was elected under his Fijian name, Ilikimi Naitini. | |||||
2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Samisoni Tikoinasau | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 6,281 | 80.90 |
| Iliesa Duvuloco | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 1,171 | 15.08 |
| Laisiasa Cabenalevu | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 312 | 4.02 |
| Total | 7,764 | 100.00 | |