Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Ba West Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covers the western part of Ba Province.

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[edit] Election results

[edit] 1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ami Chand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,545 65.58
Vinod Patel National Federation Party (NFP) 2,910 34.42
Total 8,455 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ahmed Gaffar Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,538 70.56
Vinod Patel National Federation Party (NFP) 2,164 27.57
Keshwan Nair New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 147 1.87
Total 7,849 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Narendra Kumar Padarath Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 7,229 87.31
Farouk Janeman National Federation Party (NFP) 870 10.51
Maden Sen United Fiji Party (SDL) 180 2.17
Total 8,279 100.00

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Electoral divisions of Fiji Flag of Fiji
Open Constituencies: Ba | Bua Macuata West | Cakaudrove West | Cunningham | Labasa | Lami | Lau Taveuni Rotuma | Laucala | Lautoka | Lomaivuna Namosi Kadavu | Macuata East | Magodro | Nausori Naitasiri | Nadi | Nadroga | Nasinu Rewa | Ra | Samabula Tamavua | Suva City | Serua Navosa | Tavua | Tailevu North Ovalau | Tailevu South Lomaiviti | Vuda | Yasawa Nawaka
Fijian Communal Constituencies: Ba East | Ba West | Bua | Cakaudrove East | Cakaudrove West | Kadavu | Lau | Lomaiviti | Macuata | Nadroga Navosa | Naitasiri | Namosi | Nasinu Urban | North East Urban | North West Urban | Ra | Rewa | Serua | South West | Suva City | Tailevu North | Tailevu South | Tamavua Laucala Urban
Indian Communal Constituencies: Ba East | Ba West | Labasa | Labasa Rural | Laucala | Lautoka City | Lautoka Rural | Macuata East Cakaudrove | Nadi Rural | Nadi Urban | Nadroga | Nasinu | Suva City | Tailevu Rewa | Tavua | Vanua Levu West | Viti Levu South Kadavu | Viti Levu East Maritime | Vuda
Rotuman Communal Constituencies: Rotuma
General Electors Communal Constituencies: North Eastern | Suva City | West Central