Vuda (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Vuda 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. The electorate is located in Ba Province, in the western part of the main island of Viti Levu.

Election results

1999

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ratu Tevita MomoedonuFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,97857.71
Sayed KhaiyaumNational Federation Party (NFP)4,09626.33
Reyama Natakele LoaParty of National Unity (PANU)2,41015.49
Sikeli MaloFijian Political Party (SVT)730.47
Total15,557100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Vijay SinghFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,56957.69
Zainul Abidean KoyaProtector of Fiji (BKV)2,50019.06
Swani Kumar MaharajNational Federation Party (NFP)1,70312.98
Brijbhukhan Dalpat RathodNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)8796.70
Ponipate Qoro NasilasilaParty of National Unity (PANU)4683.57
Total13,119100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Felix AnthonyFiji Labour Party (FLP)9,74562.16
Mohammed YusufUnited Fiji Party (SDL)4,43528.29
Narend KumarNational Federation Party (NFP)1,2678.08
Viliame RakuliParty of National Unity (PANU)1771.13
Aca Tuigaloa SaukuruIndependent540.34
Total15,678100.00

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