Lau Taveuni Rotuma 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 Lau Islands, Taveuni and some of its outliers including Rabi Island and Kioa, and the remote dependency of Rotuma.
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 Naiqama LalabalavuSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)7,91157.96Ratu Epeli GanilauChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)4,42332.41Adi Senimili TuivanuavouFijian Association Party (FAP)1,0998.05Waisea QoronalauNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2151.58Total13,648100.00
2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Savenaca Uluibau DraunidaloIndependent7,08156.38Kini MarawaiConservative Alliance (CAMV)2,84922.68Seru BuliruaruaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)2,63020.94Total12,560100.00
2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Savenaca Uluibau DraunidaloSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)10,88878.52Fani Tago VosaniveibuliNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2,55318.41Ratu Pio NaiqamaIndependent2231.61Ilisoni TaobaIndependent2041.47Total13,868100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts