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 |