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
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Pradhuman Raniga | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 7,559 | 42.91 | 11,773 | 66.84 |
Manjuwati Verma | National Federation Party (NFP) | 5,653 | 32.09 | 5,841 | 33.16 |
Apisai Tora | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 3,061 | 17.38 | ... | ... |
Jopeni Vatunitu | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,185 | 6.73 | ... | ... |
Makelesi Lutuciri | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 156 | 0.89 | ... | ... |
Total | 17,614 | 100.00 | 17,614 | 100.00 | |
2001
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Prem Singh | National Federation Party (NFP) | 3,170 | 21.70 | 7,344 | 50.28 |
Krishna Prasad | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 6,245 | 42.75 | 7,262 | 49.72 |
Inia Latidreketi Tueli | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 2,149 | 14.71 | ... | ... |
Miliakere Moce | Protector of Fiji (BKV) | 1,230 | 8.42 | ... | ... |
Shri Venkanna Chetty | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 814 | 5.57 | ... | ... |
Arthur Sowani | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 673 | 4.61 | ... | ... |
Auvind Deo Singh | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 325 | 2.22 | ... | ... |
Total | 14,607 | 100.00 | 14,607 | 100.00 | |
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
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Amjad Ali | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,630 | 46.43 | 9,688 | 52.13 |
Shyam Sundaram | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 5,432 | 29.23 | 6,222 | 33.48 |
Prem Singh | National Federation Party (NFP) | 2,645 | 14.23 | 2,676 | 14.40 |
Kamenieli Nawaqavonovono | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 476 | 6.44 | 2.56 | ... |
Ratu Jeremaia Lewaravu | Independent | 392 | 2.11 | ... | ... |
Josephine Raikuna Williams | United Peoples Party (UPP) | 389 | 2.09 | ... | ... |
Arvind Deo Singh | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 237 | 1.23 | ... | ... |
Josefa Samudunatua Vatunitu | Independent | 168 | 0.90 | ... | ... |
Pravin Jamieson | Independent | 96 | 0.52 | ... | ... |
Ratu Vero Naovuka Qoro | Independent | 65 | 0.35 | ... | ... |
Rajendra Kumar | Independent | 56 | 0.30 | ... | ... |
Total | 18,586 | 100.00 | 18,586 | 100.00 | |
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