Bua Macuata West (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Bua Macuata West Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It was located in the western part of the northern island of Vanua Levu.

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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

CandidatePartyFirst preferencesFinal preferences
Votes%Votes%
Manoa Bale Labour 4,24427.629,29060.45
Filimone Ralogaivau SVT 5,89838.386,07839.55
Meli Bulitiliva VLV 4,38828.55
Josefa Rusaqoli NVTLP 4572.97
Ramesh ChandUNLP3632.36
Rameshwar Prasad NFP 180.12
Total15,368100.0015,368100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,368
Labour win

2001

CandidatePartyFirst preferencesFinal preferences
Votes%Votes%
Isireli Tuvuki SDL 3,17821.967,57652.31
Josefa Dimuri CAMV 5,50138.006,90847.69
Evia Sailo Labour 3,38123.36
Rameshwar Prasad NFP 1,3469.30
Prasad Jaman NLUP 5623.88
Josefa Rusaqoli SDL 3312.29
Manoj SinghAIM1761.22
Total14,475100.0014,484100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,476
SDL gain Labour

2006

CandidatePartyVotes%
Josefa Dimuri SDL 8,30754.76
Lemeki Qalibau Labour 4,61830.44
Josefa Cavu NAPF 8395.53
Josefa Rusaqolii NFP 5653.72
Suliasi Saraqia Independent 5283.48
Isireli Tuvuki SDL 2351.55
Hazrat Ali NAPF 480.32
Vitori Cavalevu NAPF 300.20
Total15,170100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,270
SDL gain

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