Yasawa Nawaka 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 comprised the Yasawa Islands and a western portion 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(primary)%Votes(final)%Gunasagaran GounderFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,57646.539,45366.88Jai Ram ReddyNational Federation Party (NFP)4,65132.914,68133.12Eroni LewaqaiParty of National Unity (PANU)1,80512.77......Jone NalewatoboChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,0787.63......Takorua SisaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)240.17......Total14,134100.0014,134100.00
2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Perumal MupnarFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,23549.296,92754.76Bal Subramani DassNational Federation Party2,72221.523,23525.57Takorua SisaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2,43419.242,48819.67Taniela 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)7,85850.30Saimoni NaivaluSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)4,16326.48Bal SubramaniNational Federation Party (NFP)2,77217.74Mataiasi SaukuruParty of National Unity (PANU)7694.92Dewa NandIndependent600.38Total15,622100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts