North West Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

North West 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 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)%Akanisi Lagilagikobau KoroitamanaParty of National Unity (PANU)5,32043.108,29767.23Vilisoni CagimaiveiSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)3,86931.354,04532.77Kitione VuatakiChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)2,43519.73......Navitalai RatukalouNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)6525.28......Divuki Miliakere Ah TongFijian Association Party (FAP) 660.53......Total12,342100.0012,342100.00

2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Joji BanuveSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)4,92945.947,33968.40Panipasa MatailevuSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)1,81516.923,39131.60Akanisi Lagilagikobau KoroitamanaProtector of Fiji (BKV)1,40313.08......Eroni LewaqaiConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,12110.45......Remesio RogovakalaliFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,0439.72......Viliame Bogisa PanuIndependent4193.90......Total10,730100.0010,730100.00

2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Joji Natadra BanuveSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)11,62079.04Akanisi KoroitamanaFiji Labour Party (FLP)2,01713.72Ravuama Rainima NanovuIndependent4773.24Lemeki VuetakiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2831.93Ratu Maikeli LalabalavuNational Federation Party (NFP)1581.07Vuli Salusalu MaheUnited Peoples Party (UPP)1150.78Mosese TukikaukameaIndependent310.21Total14,701100.00

Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts