Vuda (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Vuda Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. The electorate is located in Ba Province, in the western part of the main island of Viti Levu.
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[edit] Election results
[edit] 1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Ratu Tevita Momoedonu | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,978 | 57.71 |
| Sayed Khaiyaum | National Federation Party (NFP) | 4,096 | 26.33 |
| Reyama Natakele Loa | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 2,410 | 15.49 |
| Sikeli Malo | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 73 | 0.47 |
| Total | 15,557 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 7,569 | 57.69 |
| Zainul Abidean Koya | Protector of Fiji (BKV) | 2,500 | 19.06 |
| Swani Kumar Maharaj | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,703 | 12.98 |
| Brijbhukhan Dalpat Rathod | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 879 | 6.70 |
| Ponipate Qoro Nasilasila | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 468 | 3.57 |
| Total | 13,119 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Felix Anthony | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 9,745 | 62.16 |
| Mohammed Yusuf | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 4,435 | 28.29 |
| Narend Kumar | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,267 | 8.08 |
| Viliame Rakuli | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 177 | 1.13 |
| Aca Tuigaloa Saukuru | Independent | 54 | 0.34 |
| Total | 15,678 | 100.00 | |
