Cunningham (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Cunningham 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 northern part of the greater Suva metropolitan area.

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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
(primary)		%Votes
(final)		%
Joeli KalouFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,92643.956,74160.14
Berenado VuniboboSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)4,38339.104,46839.86
Saimoni LutuChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,56113.93......
Josaia CucakeFijian Association Party (FAP)1,88016.77......
Sonai NakunaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)6145.48......
Vinod LalNational Federation Party410.37......
Total11,209100.0011,209100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)		%Votes
(final)		%
Solomone NaivaluSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)5,11041.606,90256.19
Joeli KalouFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,02132.735,38243.81
Iliesa Naituku SausauwaiConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,0198.30......
Jiuta WakoloNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)8496.89......
Bijend Prasad RamNational Federation Party (NFP)5434.42......
Berenado VuniboboSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)5044.10......
Lanieta Speight NaqasimaFijian Association Party (FAP)1281.04......
Romanu NacevaDodonu ni Taukei (DNT)1100.90......
Total12,284100.0012,284100.00

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Rajesh SinghSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)9,83151.13
Ramesio RogovakalaliFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,49238.96
Leoni TuisowaqaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)6593.43
Aminiasi DelanaIndependent5362.79
Manuel Lui ArisaisNational Federation Party (NFP)4282.23
Peni VatubaiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2251.17
Joketani DelaiSocial Liberty Party490.25
Total19,229100.00

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