Nadi (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Nadi 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 main island of Viti Levu.

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)
%
Pradhuman RanigaFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,55942.9111,77366.84
Manjuwati VermaNational Federation Party (NFP)5,65332.095,84133.16
Apisai ToraParty of National Unity (PANU)3,06117.38......
Jopeni VatunituChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,1856.73......
Makelesi LutuciriFijian Political Party (SVT)1560.89......
Total17,614100.0017,614100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Prem SinghNational Federation Party (NFP)3,17021.707,34450.28
Krishna PrasadFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,24542.757,26249.72
Inia Latidreketi TueliUnited Fiji Party (SDL)2,14914.71......
Miliakere MoceProtector of Fiji (BKV)1,2308.42......
Shri Venkanna ChettyNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)8145.57......
Arthur SowaniParty of National Unity (PANU)6734.61......
Auvind Deo SinghFijian Political Party (SVT)3252.22......
Total14,607100.0014,607100.00
Note: On 8 February 2002 the High Court ruled that more than a thousand votes, most of them for Prasad, had been wrongly invalidated, and awarded the seat to Prasad.

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Amjad AliFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,63046.439,68852.13
Shyam SundaramUnited Fiji Party (SDL)5,43229.236,22233.48
Prem SinghNational Federation Party (NFP)2,64514.232,67614.40
Kamenieli NawaqavonovonoParty of National Unity (PANU)4766.442.56...
Ratu Jeremaia LewaravuIndependent3922.11......
Josephine Raikuna WilliamsUnited Peoples Party (UPP)3892.09......
Arvind Deo SinghFijian Political Party (SVT)2371.23......
Josefa Samudunatua VatunituIndependent1680.90......
Pravin JamiesonIndependent960.52......
Ratu Vero Naovuka QoroIndependent650.35......
Rajendra KumarIndependent560.30......
Total18,586100.0018,586100.00

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