Tailevu North Ovalau (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Tailevu North Ovalau 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 comprises the island of Ovalau and the northern part of Tailevu Province, on the main island of Viti Levu.
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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) |
% |
| Ratu Tu'uakitau Cokanauto | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 6,563 | 47.70 | 7,348 | 53.41 |
| Adi Litia Cakobau | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 3,015 | 21.91 | ... | ... |
| Viliame Sausauwai | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 2,368 | 17.21 | 6,411 | 46.59 |
| Josefa Vosanibola | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,803 | 13.10 | ... | ... |
| Mani Lal Patel | National Federation Party | 10 | 0.07 | ... | ... |
| Total | 13,759 | 100.00 | 13,759 | 100.00 | |
| Note that Sausauwai was initially declared the winner of the seat, but a recount conducted by the High Court subsequently awarded it to Cokanauto. | |||||
[edit] 2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Josefa Vosanibola | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 4,224 | 33.15 | 8,527 | 66.91 |
| Viliame Sausauwai | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 3,656 | 28.69 | 4,247 | 33.33 |
| Mitieli Vodonaivalu | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 1,341 | 10.52 | ... | ... |
| Tu'uakitau Cokanauto | Independent | 1,256 | 9.86 | ... | ... |
| Jo Nacola | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 1,245 | 9.77 | ... | ... |
| Watisoni Waqaicece | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 801 | 6.29 | ... | ... |
| Josaia Waqavou | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 251 | 1.97 | ... | ... |
| Total | 12,744 | 100.00 | 12,744 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Josefa Vosanibola | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 7,342 | 51.16 |
| Josefa Dulakiverata | Independent | 2,800 | 19.51 |
| Tomasi Tokalauvere | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 1,769 | 12.33 |
| Isoa Gonenicolo Tamani | Independent | 1,585 | 11.04 |
| Aisake Bukavesi | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 849 | 5.92 |
| Total | 14,351 | 100.00 | |
