Suva City (General Electors Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Suva City General Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of three communal constituencies reserved for General Electors, an omnibus category including Caucasians, Chinese, and all others whose ethnicity is neither indigenous Fijian nor Indo-Fijian. (Of the remaining 68 seats, 43 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).

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)
%
William Granger AullIndependent
(General Voters Party (GVP))
91830.441,58452.52
Robin Anthony StorckUnited General Party (UGP)1,36045.091,43247.48
Norman Lawrence LowFijian Association Party (FAP)57719.13......
Edward JenningsCoalition of Independent Nationals (COIN)1615.34......
Total3,016100.003,016100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Kenneth ZinckNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)99335.401,69260.32
Kenneth LowUnited Fiji Party (SDL)59021.031,11339.68
John Ian Nasson SandayGeneral Voters Party (GVP)42915.29......
Wendell Anthony ArchibaldUnited General Party (UGP)35212.55......
William Granger AullFijian Association Party (FAP)31411.19......
Norman Lawrence LowFijian Political Party (SVT)1274.53......
Total2,805100.002,805100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Bernadette Rounds GanilauUnited Peoples Party (UPP)1,45853.41
Aca LordUnited Fiji Party (SDL)70225.71
Kenneth Vincent ZinckIndependent51018.68
Daniel Robert JohnsNational Federation Party (NFP)602.20
Total2,730100.00

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