Labasa 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 covered the largest Town on the northern island of Vanua 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%Nareish KumarFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,04351.84Bijen Prasad RamNational Federation Party (NFP)4,51633.24Chitra Singh(UNLP)10517.74Sakeo TuiwainikaiSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)9757.18Total13,585100.00
2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Poseci BuneFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,74458.93Narend NaiduNational Federation Party (NFP)1,77715.53Semesa MatanawaConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,0559.22Seru KaumaitotoyaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SDL)8077.05Peter NandNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)7536.58Semi LutaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)2742.39Sakiusa LorimaParty of the Truth (POTT)350.31Total11,445100.00
2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Poseci BuneFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,06662.19Timoci BulitavuSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)3,01523.25Raman Pratap SinghNational Federation Party (NFP)1,2669.76Gonelevu Siteri NaiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2732.10Sailosi Semi LutuaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2652.04Mohammed SharifSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)800.62Koresi MatatoluNational Alliance Party (NAPF)50.04Total12,970100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts