Macuata Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. The electorate was located in north-eastern Vanua Levu, and has been a stronghold of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) since its inception.
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%Krishna DattFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,80758.92Pramod ChandNational Federation Party (NFP)4,03827.01Joeli TumuriChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,53210.25Mehi Lal(UNLP)5713.82Total14,948100.00
2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Krishna DattFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,62464.34Solomone CatarogoConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,58611.83Mohammed RafiqNational Federation Party (NFP)1,49111.12Joeli TumuriSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 8776.54Hafiz AbdulNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)5293.95Eroni AlekisaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 1681.25Sivo Lusiana RavuwaleSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 1290.96Total13,404100.00 Note that the SDL nominated not one but three candidates for this constituency.
2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Agni Deo SinghFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,35762.51Iliesa SeruSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)3,34325.01Pramod ChandNational Federation Party (NFP)1,66912.48Total13,369100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts