Cakaudrove West Fijian Provincial 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 covered western areas of Cakaudrove Province, in the southeastern part of 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).
In the 1999 election, Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
1999 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Ratu Kinijoji MaivaliliSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)5,46068.94Salote Raikolo QaloChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,91024.12Tuisuva VoreqeFijian Association Party (FAP)5506.94Total7,920100.00
2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Ratu Rakuita Saurara VakalalabureConservative Alliance (CAMV)3,20745.394,72266.83Ilisoni Vaniqi LigairiIndependent1,46920.792,24431.76Manasa Ramasirai VaniqiSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)1,61522.86......Ratu Kinijoji MaivaliliFijian Political Party (SVT)77510.97......Total7,066100.007,066100.00
2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Niko NawaikulaUnited Fiji Party (SDL)7,67490.10Manasa Ramasirai VaniqiIndependent6077.13Josua VosawaleNational Federation Party (NFP)2362.77Total8,517100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts