Namosi (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Namosi 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 was coextensive with Namosi Province.

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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).

In the 2001 and 2006 elections, Ratu Suliano Matanitobua won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999
CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)		%Votes
(final)		%
Atonio TanaburenisauFijian Association Party97041.921,30956.57
Ratu Kiniviliame TaukeinikoroSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)99042.781,00543.43
Etuate Maria VunitabuaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2068.90......
Aselemo VakadranuChristian Democratic Alliance2066.40......
Total2,314100.002,314100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ratu Suliano MatanitobuaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)1,90185.48
Jope Duilomaloma BuaserauConservative Alliance (CAMV)26812.05
Koleta Marama SivivatuFiji Labour Party (FLP)301.35
Soani NakunaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)251.12
Total2,224100.00

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ratu Suliano MatanitobuaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2,48189.12
Waisea BatilekalekaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)1786.39
Koleta Marama SivivatuFiji Labour Party (FLP)1254.49
Total2,784100.00

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