South West Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

South 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).

In the 2001 and 2006 elections, Ratu Jone Kubuabola won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999 CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Isimeli Jale CokanasigaFijian Association Party (FAP)2,14322.625,37856.76Kelemedi Rakuve BulewaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)3,96941.894,09743.24Naipote VereChristian Democratic Alliance1,83319.35......Posiano NukuFiji Labour Party8178.62......Manasa Dela MoceNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)6186.52......Kevueli BogilevuIndependent951.00......Total9,475100.009,475100.00

2001 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Ratu Jone KubuabolaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)5,64161.82Esaroma LeduaConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,50716.52Alipate Doviverata MataitiniSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)8429.23Mikaele NaqilaNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)6827.47Isikeli NasogaFijian Association Party (FAP)2152.36Lolohea Waqatabu SeruNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)1271.39Aisea VunibakaDodonu ni Taukei (DNT)1111.22Total9,125100.00

2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Ratu Jone Yavala KubuabolaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)10,12386.41Viliame KatiaFiji Labour Party (FLP)8176.97Emosi SilikiwaiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)4704.01Seveci NaisilisiliIndependent3052.60Total11,715100.00

Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts