Lami (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Lami 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 covers the Town of Lami, in the greater Suva metropolitan area.

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

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Michael ColumbusFiji Labour Party (FLP)2,34919.026,94056.20
Mere Tuisalolo SamisoniFijian Political Party (SVT)4,24934.415,40943.80
Lute Taoba PowellFijian Association Party (FAP)2,02516.40......
Serupepeli DakaiChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)152412.34......
Viliame SavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)7866.36......
William James TrailUnited General Party5394.36......
Elenoa Ligairi SikivouChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)3552.87......
Jagdish PratapIndependent2371.92......
Emosi SiliIndependent2021.64......
Mirza Namrud BukshIndependent830.67......
Total12,349100.0012,349100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Kaliopate TavolaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)5,45445.996,51554.93
William T. McGoonFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,95216.462,03617.17
Militoni LeweniqilaConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,62413.691,90216.04
Mere Tuisalalo SamisoniFijian Political Party (SVT)1,0238.63......
Posiano NaukuNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)7316.16......
Isimeli Jale CokanasigaFijian Association Party (FAP)4233.571,40711.86
Vijay NandNational Federation Party3633.06......
Viliame SavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)1140.96......
Fereti Seru DewaDodonu ni Taukei (DNT)1010.85......
Emosi SiliIndependent620.52......
Mirza Namrud BukshIndependent130.11......
Total11,860100.0011,860100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Mere Tuisalosalo SamisoniUnited Fiji Party (SDL)7,66455.82
Filimoni LacanivaluFiji Labour Party (FLP)2,26016.46
Esaroma LeduaIndependent1,47410.74
Jasper SinghIndependent1,0877.92
Benjamin Wainiqolo PadarathNational Alliance Party (NAPF)6814.96
Lionel DanfordUnited Peoples Party (UPP)3032.21
Vilikesa RaucaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)1681.22
Viliame SavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)570.42
Eroni RatuwalesiIndependent360.26
Total13,730100.00

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