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Municipal elections will be held in Fiji in on a date between September to December 2025 to elect members of various town councils. They will be the first local elections in the country since 2005. [1] The elections were scheduled following increasing pressure by town councils over growing responsibility concerns. [2]
Local elections have not been held in Fiji since 2005, despite council members being elected to three-year terms. [3] One million dollars were added to the Fiji national budget to assist in holding these elections. [4] Elections were originally planned in 2023, but were never held. [5] The organisation of the elections was criticised by Deputy Opposition Leader Parveen Bala. [6]
There will be 13 municipal elections and a formula was used to determine how many councilors are assigned to each municipality. [7] The Ministry of Local Government also held meetings on the number of seats on each council. [8]
Voters will be able to use the same cards that they use in general elections, and the cards were updated to indicate eligibility for voters throughout June 2025. [9]
The Electoral (Local Government Elections) Regulations 2025 was approved by the Cabinet of Fiji on 19 August 2025, to replace the 1972 act of the same name. [10] The Supervisor of Elections, Ana Mataiciwa, stated that it was unlikely that elections would be held in 2025 due to the small period of preparation time, but was confident that they would occur in 2026 if not by 2025. [11]
