People's Coalition (Fiji)

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The People's Coalition was an alliance of three political parties in Fiji, formed in March 1999 to contest the parliamentary election to be held in May that year. The three parties were the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), led by Mahendra Chaudhry, the Fijian Association Party (FAP), led by Adi Kuini Speed, and the Party of National Unity (PANU), led by Apisai Tora.

Campaigning against the SVT-NFP-UGP coalition supporting the incumbent Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, the People's Coalition won a landslide victory, taking 52 of the 71 seats in the House of Representatives. Of these, 37 seats were from Chaudhry's FLP, and, despite protests from the FAP, Chaudhry was sworn in as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.

A fourth party, the Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV), joined the coalition after the election.

All members of the coalition suffered from defections both before and after the coup d'état which deposed the Chaudhry government in May 2000. All except the FLP disappeared from the House of Representatives at the election held to restore democracy in September 2001.

Political Parties in Fiji
Represented in the House of Representatives:	Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | United Peoples Party (UPP)
Represented on municipal councils:	Lighthouse | National Federation Party (NFP) | Ratepayers' Associations | Savusavu Ratepayers and Citizens | Sunrise Party | Tavua Ratepayers, Landowners, and Tenants Association
Minor parties:	Dodonu ni Taukei | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | General Voters Party (GVP) | Girmit Heritage Party | Justice and Freedom Party | Lio on Famor Rotuman Party | National Alliance Party (NAP) | National Democratic Party (NDP) | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | New Nationalist Party (NNP)| People's National Party (PNP) | Party of the Truth (POTT) | Parliamentary Organization for Indigenous Fijians (POIF) | Social Liberal Multicultural Party (SLMP) | Sugar City Ratepayers Alliance
Historical parties:	Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | Alliance Party | All Nationals Congress (ANC) | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) | Fiji Democratic Party (FDP) | Fijian Nationalist Party (FNP) | National Congress of Fiji | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | Party of National Unity (PANU) | Protector of Fiji (BKV) | Western United Front | Vanua Tako Lavo Party (VTLP)
Coalitions:	Grand Coalition (2006) | People's Coalition (1999)