Tailevu North Ovalau (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Tailevu North Ovalau 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 comprises the island of Ovalau and the northern part of Tailevu Province, on 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)
%
Ratu Tu'uakitau CokanautoFijian Association Party (FAP)6,56347.707,34853.41
Adi Litia CakobauFijian Political Party (SVT)3,01521.91......
Viliame SausauwaiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2,36817.216,41146.59
Josefa VosanibolaChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,80313.10......
Mani Lal PatelNational Federation Party100.07......
Total13,759100.0013,759100.00
Note that Sausauwai was initially declared the winner of the seat, but a recount conducted by the High Court subsequently awarded it to Cokanauto.

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Josefa VosanibolaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)4,22433.158,52766.91
Viliame SausauwaiConservative Alliance (CAMV)3,65628.694,24733.33
Mitieli VodonaivaluNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)1,34110.52......
Tu'uakitau CokanautoIndependent1,2569.86......
Jo NacolaFijian Political Party (SVT)1,2459.77......
Watisoni WaqaiceceFiji Labour Party (FLP)8016.29......
Josaia WaqavouNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2511.97......
Total12,744100.0012,744100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Josefa VosanibolaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)7,34251.16
Josefa DulakiverataIndependent2,80019.51
Tomasi TokalauvereFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,76912.33
Isoa Gonenicolo TamaniIndependent1,58511.04
Aisake BukavesiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)8495.92
Total14,351100.00

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