Macuata East (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Macuata 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. The electorate is located in north-eastern Vanua Levu, and has been a stronghold of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) since its inception.

Election results

1999

CandidatePolitical PartyVotes%
Krishna DattFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,80758.92
Pramod ChandNational Federation Party (NFP)4,03827.01
Joeli TumuriChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,53210.25
Mehi Lal(UNLP)5713.82
Total14,948100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Krishna DattFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,62464.34
Solomone CatarogoConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,58611.83
Mohammed RafiqNational Federation Party (NFP)1,49111.12
Joeli TumuriUnited Fiji Party (SDL) [1]8776.54
Hafiz AbdulNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)5293.95
Eroni AlekisaUnited Fiji Party (SDL) [1]1681.25
Sivo Lusiana RavuwaleUnited Fiji Party (SDL) [1]1290.96
Total13,404100.00
[1] Note that the SDL nominated not one but three candidates for this constituency.

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Agni Deo SinghFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,35762.51
Iliesa SeruUnited Fiji Party (SDL)3,34325.01
Pramod ChandNational Federation Party (NFP)1,66912.48
Total13,369100.00

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