North East Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

North East Fijian Urban Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous 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 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate was non-contiguous, covering the northern towns of Labasa and Savusavu.

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)%Isireli LeweniqilaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)3,81237.445,41853.22Semi SeruvakulaFijian Association Party (FAP)2,69326.452,71826.69Taniela TabuChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)2,03219.962,04620.09Lasarusa Yehuda Ben-Zion SoveaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)1,64516.16......Total10,182100.0010,182100.00

2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Filimone BanuveSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)4,46045.265,29853.76Metuisela MuaConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,90419.322,12221.53Salote Raikolo QaloSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)6826.921,42614.47Timoci Gacece NacoNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)8798.921,00810.23Sepesa DaunivaluSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)6716.81......Eroni Ratuwalesi Bagasau NamakadreNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)4604.67......Naipote VereFiji Labour Party (FLP)4324.38......Netani GucakeParty of National Unity (PANU)2762.80......Vilimaina RakasetaConservative Alliance (CAMV)900.91......Note that the SDL and the CAMV each fielded two candidates. Total9,854100.009,854100.00

2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Nanise NagusucaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)11,54584.55Sainiana RokovucagoFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,3579.93Manasa TugiaIndependent3532.59Saimoni RaikunaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)3382.45Bogivitu LotawaIndependent610.45Total13,654100.00

Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts