Labasa Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered the Town of Labasa, the largest urban centre on the northern island of Vanua Levu.
The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.
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%Muthu SwamyFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,03750.07Keshwan PadayachiNational Federation Party (NFP)1,75621.78Sanju ReddyFGWC1,18114.65Charan Jeath SinghUNLP81410.10Pradeep SinghIndependent2372.94Vinod PrasadFijian Association Party (FAP)370.46Total8,062100.00
2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%James Shri KrishnaFiji Labour Party (FLP)5,11373.81Sushil Chand RamNational Federation Party (NFP)1,33319.24Edward Rajendra NagaiyaNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)3645.25Aleem ShahAIM761.10Gaya PrasadSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)410.59Total6,927100.00
2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Kamlesh ReddyFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,81384.14Jaiwant Kris ArulappanNational Federation Party (NFP)1,13714.04Subrail GounderSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)1471.82Total8,097100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts