North Eastern (General Electors Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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North Eastern 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)
%
Leo Barry Smith Independent
General Voters Party (GVP)
1,326 37.11 1,879 52.59
Vincent Walter Lobendahn United General Party (UGP) 1,660 46.46 1,694 47.41
Edward Daniel Reece Fijian Association Party (FAP) 480 13.43 ... ...
Anthony Long Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) 87 2.43 ... ...
Ian Mitchell Simpson Independent 20 0.56 ... ...
Total 3,573 100.00 3,573 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
David Ariu Christopher United Fiji Party (SDL) 969 29.46 1,987 60.41
Leo Barry Smith General Voters Party (GVP) 736 22.38 1,302 39.59
Matilda Catherine Gibson United General Party (UGP) 730 22.20 ... ...
Robin Irwin Independent 520 15.81 ... ...
Harry Arthur Robinson Conservative Alliance (CAMV) 325 9.88 ... ...
Yorkcho Jo United Fiji Party (SDL) 90 2.74 ... ...
Total 3,289 100.00 3,289 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Robin Irwin Independent 629 17.22 2,014 55.13
David Ariu Christopher United Fiji Party (SDL) 1,467 40.16 1,639 44.87
Harry Arthur Robinson United Peoples Party (UPP) 528 14.45 ... ...
Rebo Terubea Fiji Labour Party 383 10.48 ... ...
Nawaia Touakin Independent 357 9.77 ... ...
Rocky Percival Billings National Alliance Party (NAPF) 289 7.91 ... ...
Total 3,653 100.00 3,653 100.00

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