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The members of the Parliament of Fiji from September 1977 to 1982 consisted of members of the House of Representatives elected between 17 and 24 September 1977 and members of the nominated Senate.
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The members of the Parliament of Fiji from September 1977 to 1982 consisted of members of the House of Representatives elected between 17 and 24 September 1977 and members of the nominated Senate.
| Class | Member | Notes | |
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| President | Robert Munro | ||
| Council of Rotuma's Nominee | Wilson Inia | ||
| Great Council of Chiefs' Nominees | Jone Kikau | Replaced by Marika Latianara in 1979 | |
| Jone Mataitini | |||
| Glanville Lalabalavu | |||
| Emosi Levula | Replaced by Meli Loki in 1979 | ||
| Inoke Tabua | |||
| Kavaia Tagivetaua | Replaced by Joeli Sereki in 1979 | ||
| Tevita Vakalalabure | |||
| Livai Volavola | |||
| Leader of the Opposition's Nominees | Chandra Prakash Bidesi | ||
| Bakshi Balwant Singh Mal | |||
| Ratilal Patel | Replaced by Subramani Basawaiya in 1979 | ||
| Kaur Baltan Singh | |||
| Shiromaniam Madhavan | |||
| Colin Weaver | |||
| Prime Minister's Nominees | Akanisi Dreunimisimisi | ||
| John Falvey | Replaced by Wesley Barrett in 1979 | ||
| Ramanlal Kapadia | |||
| Joeli Nacola | Replaced by Sevanaia Tabua in 1978 | ||
| Vijay R. Singh | Replaced by Andrew Deoki in 1979 | ||
| Beniram Rambissesar | Replaced by Faiz Sherani in 1979 | ||
| Source: USP, USP | |||
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