Ra (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Ra Fijian Provincial Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage). The electorate is coextensive with Ra Province.

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)
%
Eloni GoneyaliParty of National Unity (PANU)2,47431.674,13852.98
Evuloni BogiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2,03226.013,67347.02
Jone BanuveFijian Political Party (SVT)1,12714.43......
Jo NacolaIndependent95212.19......
Meciusela NaisogobuliIndependent6538.36......
Peni Nasuva WaqanicakauIndependent5737.34......
Total7,811100.007,811100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Tomasi VuetilovoniUnited Fiji Party (SDL)2,85737.533,90051.23
Moape NiudamuConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,70322.372,44932.17
Tevita TabalailaiProtector of Fiji (BKV)4906.441,26316.59
Eloni GoneyaliParty of National Unity (PANU)86011.30......
Evuloni BogiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)7079.29......
Laufitu EkarimalaniIndependent5967.83......
Adrea NalebaIndependent3995.24......
Total7,612100.007,612100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Tomasi VuetilovoniUnited Fiji Party (SDL)6,45676.29
Timoci NacoFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,04812.38
Tevita TabalailaiIndependent7348.67
Mosese RamuriaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2252.66
Total8,463100.00

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