Macuata East (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Macuata 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. The electorate was located in north-eastern Vanua Levu, and has been a stronghold of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) since its inception.

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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%
Krishna DattFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,80758.92
Pramod ChandNational Federation Party (NFP)4,03827.01
Joeli TumuriChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,53210.25
Mehi Lal(UNLP)5713.82
Total14,948100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Krishna DattFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,62464.34
Solomone CatarogoConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,58611.83
Mohammed RafiqNational Federation Party (NFP)1,49111.12
Joeli TumuriSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1]8776.54
Hafiz AbdulNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)5293.95
Eroni AlekisaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1]1681.25
Sivo Lusiana RavuwaleSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1]1290.96
Total13,404100.00
[1] Note that the SDL nominated not one but three candidates for this constituency.

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Agni Deo SinghFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,35762.51
Iliesa SeruSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)3,34325.01
Pramod ChandNational Federation Party (NFP)1,66912.48
Total13,369100.00

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