Bua (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Bua 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 Bua Province, on 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
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Mitieli BulanaucaChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)3,02754.74
Beato RatulocoCoalition of Independent Nationals (COIN)1,14920.78
Aminiasi TuragaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)1,11120.09
Jonasa VuetiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2434.39
Total5,530100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Josateki VulaConservative Alliance (CAMV)3,20561.08
Mitieli BulanaucaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2,04938.92
Total5,264100.00

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Mitieli BulanaucaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)4,32180.65
Selaima Kalouniviti VeisamasamaIndependent68412.77
Etonia BoseIndependent2073.86
Josateki VulaIndependent1462.72
Total5,358100.00

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