Yasawa Nawaka (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Yasawa Nawaka 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 comprised the Yasawa Islands and a western portion of the main island of Viti Levu.

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
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Gunasagaran GounderFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,57646.539,45366.88
Jai Ram ReddyNational Federation Party (NFP)4,65132.914,68133.12
Eroni LewaqaiParty of National Unity (PANU)1,80512.77......
Jone NalewatoboChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,0787.63......
Takorua SisaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)240.17......
Total14,134100.0014,134100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Perumal MupnarFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,23549.296,92754.76
Bal Subramani DassNational Federation Party2,72221.523,23525.57
Takorua SisaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2,43419.242,48819.67
Taniela WaipanuIndependent7195.68......
Mohammed Shorab KhanNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)5404.27......
Total12,650100.0012,650100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Adi Sivia QoroFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,85850.30
Saimoni NaivaluSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)4,16326.48
Bal SubramaniNational Federation Party (NFP)2,77217.74
Mataiasi SaukuruParty of National Unity (PANU)7694.92
Dewa NandIndependent600.38
Total15,622100.00

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