Samabula Tamavua (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Samabula Tamavua 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. It is located in the Greater Suva metropolitan area.

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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)
%
Tupeni Baba Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,361 40.38 7,750 58.37
James Raghwan Raman National Federation Party (NFP) 4,726 35.59 5,528 41.63
Raymond Nair Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,269 9.56 ... ...
Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau Fijian Association Party (FAP) 1,024 7.71 ... ...
Sovea Tabua Fijian Political Party (SVT) 565 4.26 ... ...
Peceli Vuniwa Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 333 2.99 ... ...
Total 13,278 100.00 13,278 100.00

[edit] 2001

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Manoa Dobui United Fiji Party (SDL) 3,597 30.66 6,611 56.36
Tomasi Canuwale Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,008 34.17 5,119 43.64
Tupeni Baba New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 1,834 15.64 ... ...
Taufa Vakatale Fijian Political Party (SVT) 848 7.23 ... ...
James Raghwan Raman National Federation Party (NFP) 811 6.91 ... ...
Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau Dodonu ni Taukei (DNT) 632 5.39 ... ...
Total 11,730 100.00 11,730 100.00

[edit] 2006

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Monica Raghwan Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,332 40.15 7,162 53.93
Tupeni Baba United Fiji Party (SDL) 5,939 44.72 6,118 46.07
Filipe Bole National Alliance Party (NAPF) 961 7.24 ... ...
Pramod Rae National Federation Party (NFP) 666 5.02 ... ...
Manoa Dobui United Peoples Party (UPP) 290 2.18 ... ...
Pita Kewa Nacuva United Fiji Party (SDL) 92 0.69 ... ...
Total 13,280 100.00 13,280 100.00

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