Suva City (General Electors Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Suva City General Communal is a former

Indo-Fijian. 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 68 seats, 43 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage
).

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

electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting
).

1999

CandidatePartyFirst preferencesFinal preferences
Votes%Votes%
United General Party
1,36045.091,43247.48
Norman Lawrence LowFijian Association Party57719.13
Edward JenningsCoalition of Independent Nationals1615.34
Total3,016100.003,016100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,016โ€“
Independent win

2001

CandidatePartyFirst preferencesFinal preferences
Votes%Votes%
United General Party
35212.55
Bill AullFijian Association Party31411.19
Norman Lawrence LowSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei1274.53
Total2,805100.002,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,742โ€“
NLUP gain from independent

2006

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bernadette GanilauUnited Peoples Party1,45852.13
Aca LordSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua70225.10
Kenneth ZinckIndependent51018.23
Daniel Robert JohnsNational Federation Party1274.54
Total2,797100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,730โ€“
UPP gain from NLUP

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