Yasawa Nawaka (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Yasawa Nawaka 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 Yasawa Islands and a western portion of 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)
%
Gunasagaran GounderFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,57646.539,45366.88
Jai Ram ReddyNational Federation Party (NFP)4,65132.914,68133.12
Eroni LewaqaiParty of National Unity (PANU)1,80512.77......
Jone NalewatoboChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,0787.63......
Takorua SisaFijian Political Party (SVT)240.17......
Total14,134100.0014,134100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Perumal MupnarFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,23549.296,92754.76
Bal Subramani DassNational Federation Party2,72221.523,23525.57
Takorua SisaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)2,43419.242,48819.67
Taniela WaipanuIndependent7195.68......
Mohammed Shorab KhanNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)5404.27......
Total12,650100.0012,650100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Adi Sivia QoroFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,85850.30
Saimoni NaivaluUnited Fiji Party (SDL)4,16326.48
Bal SubramaniNational Federation Party (NFP)2,77217.74
Mataiasi SaukuruParty of National Unity (PANU)7694.92
Dewa NandIndependent600.38
Total15,622100.00

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