Labasa Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Labasa Rural Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covers the rural hinterland of the Town of Labasa, the largest urban area on the northern island of Vanua Levu.

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Election results

1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Latif Subedar Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,886 71.80
Mohammed Rafiq National Federation Party (NFP) 1,811 22.09
Niranjan Kuar UNLP 341 4.16
Umesh Chand FGWC 160 1.95
Total 8,198 100.00

2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Latif Subedar Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,128 83.06
Sukha Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 933 12.65
Deo Satya New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 228 3.09
Umesh Chand AIM 49 0.66
Anil Sharma United Fiji Party (SDL) 40 0.54
Total 7,378 100.00

Byelection, 6 December 2003

Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Tahir Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,347 69.12
Charan Jeath Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 1,211 19.26
Subrail Gounder United Fiji Party (SDL) 525 8.35
Dildar Shah Justice and Freedom Party 138 2.19
Mohammed Tazil Independent 68 1.08
Total 6,289 100.00

2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Tahir Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,279 83.16
Mohammed Rafiq National Federation Party (NFP) 930 14.65
Satya Deo United Fiji Party (SDL) 139 2.19
Total 6,348 100.00

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