Suva City Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Suva City Fijian Urban 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 covers the central part of Suva City.

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).

In the 2001 and 2006 elections, Mataiasi Ragiagia won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Viliame Sovalatila VolavolaFijian Association Party (FAP)1,40815.325,31157.78
Filipe BoleFijian Political Party (SVT)3,70040.263,88042.22
Lili KingChristian Democratic Alliance2,13123.19......
Susana TuisawauFiji Labour Party1,17012.73......
Josaia WaqabacaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)7828.51......
Total9,191100.009,191100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Mataiasi Vave RagigiaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)4,87455.75
Filipe BoleFijian Political Party (SVT)1,58618.14
Seini NawalowaloNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)1,10812.67
Aca Tuigaloa SoqosoqoConservative Alliance91110.42
Apaitia Vute SeruNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)1261.44
Sereana LewanirabeDodonu ni Taukei (DNT)770.88
Atama MataulokiIndependent600.69
Total8,742100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Mataiasi RagigiaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)7,20573.04
Ratu Peni VolavolaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)8808.92
Apete NaitiniNational Alliance Party (NAPF)7607.70
Josaia WaqabacaFiji Labour Party (FLP)6756.84
Miriama Rayawa CamaNational Federation Party (NFP)1571.59
Akuila BaleIndependent1421.44
Semi UluivuyaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)460.47
Total9,865100.00

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