Lomaiviti (Fijian Communal Constituency)
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Lomaiviti 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 the Lomaiviti Archipelago and was coextensive with Lomaiviti Province.
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[edit]
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 elections of 2001 and 2006, Simione Kaitani won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
1999[edit]
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Simione Kaitani | Independent | 1,895 | 29.78 | 3,475 | 54.60 |
| Tomasi Tokalauvere | Fiji Labour Party | 792 | 12.45 | 1,488 | 23.38 |
| Jone Kauvesi | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 1,363 | 21.41 | 1,401 | 22.01 |
| Etuate Basaga | Christian Democratic Alliance | 1,240 | 19.48 | ... | ... |
| Timoci Tuisawau | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 707 | 11.11 | ... | ... |
| Penitoa Balenagusui | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 367 | 5.77 | ... | ... |
| Total | 6,364 | 100.00 | 6,364 | 100.00 | |
| Note that following his election as an Independent, Kaitani joined the VLV caucus in the House of Representatives. | |||||
2001[edit]
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Simione Kaitani | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 4,517 | 72.31 |
| Jone Kauvesi | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 816 | 13.06 |
| Tomasi Tokalauvere | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 694 | 11.11 |
| Timoci Qionibaravi | Independent | 220 | 3.52 |
| Total | 6,247 | 100.00 | |
2006[edit]
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Simione Kaitani | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 5,109 | 82.28 |
| Jone Kauvesi | Independent | 920 | 14.82 |
| Filise Baleinakoro | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 136 | 2.19 |
| Iliesa Tora | Independent | 44 | 0.71 |
| Total | 6,209 | 100.00 | |