Ba East (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Ba East 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 the eastern areas of Ba 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.

is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).

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).

In the 1999 election, Ponipate Lesavua won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ponipate LesavuaParty of National Unity (PANU)4,41352.55
Isimeli BoseSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)2,93234.91
Joti Naliva NaisauChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)5786.88
Pauliasi MatawaluNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)4755.66
Total8,398100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)		%Votes
(final)		%
Epeli SeavulaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)1,67021.284,60258.65
Ponipate LesavuaParty of National Unity (PANU)1,98725.333,24441.35
Paulo RaluluNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)1,55619.83......
Ratu Tevita MomoedonuProtector of Fiji (BKV)1,55419.81......
Ratu Totivi BokiniSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)1,07913.75......
Total7,846100.007,846100.00

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Paulo RaluluSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)5,52860.43
Ponipate LesavuaParty of National Unity (PANU)2,88831.57
Apimeleki NabaroNational Federation Party (NFP)7328.00
Total9,148100.00

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