Bua Macuata West (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Bua Macuata West 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 western part of the northern island of Vanua Levu.

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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).

1999

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Manoa Bale Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,244 27.62 9,290 60.45
Filimone Ralogaivau Fijian Political Party (SVT) 5,898 38.38 6,078 39.55
Meli Bulitiliva Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 4,388 28.55 ... ...
Josefa Rusaqoli Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 457 2.97 ... ...
Ramesh Chand (UNLP) 363 2.36 ... ...
Rameshwar Prasad National Federation Party 18 0.12 ... ...
Total 15,368 100.00 15,368 100.00

2001

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Isireli Tuvuki United Fiji Party (SDL) [1] 3,178 21.96 7,576 52.28
Ratu Josefa Dimuri Conservative Alliance (CAMV) 5,501 38.00 6,908 47.72
Evia Varani Sailo Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 3,381 23.36 ... ...
Rameshwar Prasad National Federation Party 1,346 9.30 ... ...
Prasad Jamuna New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 562 3.88 ... ...
Josefa Rusaqoli United Fiji Party (SDL) 331 2.29 ... ...
Manoj Singh (AIM) 176 1.22 ... ...
Total 14,476 100.00 14,475 100.00
[1] Note that the SDL nominated not one but two candidates for this constituency.

2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ratu Josefa Dimuri United Fiji Party (SDL) 8,307 54.40
Lemeki Qalibau Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,618 30.24
Josefa Cavu National Alliance Party (NAPF) 939 6.15
Josefa Rusaqoli National Federation Party (NFP) 565 3.70
Suliasi Saraqia Independent 528 3.46
Isireli Tuvuki United Fiji Party (SDL) 235 1.54
Hazrat Ali National Alliance Party (NAPF) 48 0.31
Vitori Cavalevu National Alliance Party (NAPF) 30 0.20
Total 15,270 100.00

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