Suva City (General Electors Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Suva City General Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 3 communal constituencies reserved for General Electors, an omnibus category including Caucasians, Chinese, and all others whose ethnicity is neither indigenous Fijian nor Indo-Fijian. (Of the remaining 68 seats, 43 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).

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[edit] 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).

[edit] 1999

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
William Granger Aull Independent
(General Voters Party (GVP))
918 30.44 1,584 52.52
Robin Anthony Storck United General Party (UGP) 1,360 45.09 1,432 47.48
Norman Lawrence Low Fijian Association Party (FAP) 577 19.13 ... ...
Edward Jennings Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) 161 5.34 ... ...
Total 3,016 100.00 3,016 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Kenneth Zinck New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 993 35.40 1,692 60.32
Kenneth Low United Fiji Party (SDL) 590 21.03 1,113 39.68
John Ian Nasson Sanday General Voters Party (GVP) 429 15.29 ... ...
Wendell Anthony Archibald United General Party (UGP) 352 12.55 ... ...
William Granger Aull Fijian Association Party (FAP) 314 11.19 ... ...
Norman Lawrence Low Fijian Political Party (SVT) 127 4.53 ... ...
Total 2,805 100.00 2,805 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Bernadette Rounds Ganilau United Peoples Party (UPP) 1,458 53.41
Aca Lord United Fiji Party (SDL) 702 25.71
Kenneth Vincent Zinck Independent 510 18.68
Daniel Robert Johns National Federation Party (NFP) 60 2.20
Total 2,730 100.00

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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