Vuda 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. It was located in Ba Province, in the western part of the main island of Viti 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%Ratu Tevita MomoedonuFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,97857.71Sayed KhaiyaumNational Federation Party (NFP)4,09626.33Reyama Natakele LoaParty of National Unity (PANU)2,41015.49Sikeli MaloSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)730.47Total15,557100.00
2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Vijay SinghFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,56957.69Zainul Abidean KoyaProtector of Fiji (BKV)2,50019.06Swani Kumar MaharajNational Federation Party (NFP)1,70312.98Brijbhukhan Dalpat RathodNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)8796.70Ponipate Qoro NasilasilaParty of National Unity (PANU)4683.57Total13,119100.00
2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Felix AnthonyFiji Labour Party (FLP)9,74562.16Mohammed YusufSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)4,43528.29Narend KumarNational Federation Party (NFP)1,2678.08Viliame RakuliParty of National Unity (PANU)1771.13Aca Tuigaloa SaukuruIndependent540.34Total15,678100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts