Bua Macuata West (Open Constituency, Fiji)
Bua Macuata West 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. It was located in the western part of the northern island of Vanua Levu.
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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) | % |
Manoa Bale | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,244 | 27.62 | 9,290 | 60.45 |
Filimone Ralogaivau | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 5,898 | 38.38 | 6,078 | 39.55 |
Meli Bulitiliva | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 4,388 | 28.55 | ... | ... |
Josefa Rusaqoli | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 457 | 2.97 | ... | ... |
Ramesh Chand | (UNLP) | 363 | 2.36 | ... | ... |
Rameshwar Prasad | National Federation Party | 18 | 0.12 | ... | ... |
Total | 15,368 | 100.00 | 15,368 | 100.00 | |
2001
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Isireli Tuvuki | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1] | 3,178 | 21.96 | 7,576 | 52.28 |
Ratu Josefa Dimuri | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 5,501 | 38.00 | 6,908 | 47.72 |
Evia Varani Sailo | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 3,381 | 23.36 | ... | ... |
Rameshwar Prasad | National Federation Party | 1,346 | 9.30 | ... | ... |
Prasad Jamuna | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 562 | 3.88 | ... | ... |
Josefa Rusaqoli | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 331 | 2.29 | ... | ... |
Manoj Singh | (AIM) | 176 | 1.22 | ... | ... |
Total | 14,476 | 100.00 | 14,475 | 100.00 | |
[1] Note that the SDL nominated not one but two candidates for this constituency. | |||||
2006
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Ratu Josefa Dimuri | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 8,307 | 54.40 |
Lemeki Qalibau | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,618 | 30.24 |
Josefa Cavu | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 939 | 6.15 |
Josefa Rusaqoli | National Federation Party (NFP) | 565 | 3.70 |
Suliasi Saraqia | Independent | 528 | 3.46 |
Isireli Tuvuki | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 235 | 1.54 |
Hazrat Ali | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 48 | 0.31 |
Vitori Cavalevu | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 30 | 0.20 |
Total | 15,270 | 100.00 | |