Ra (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji) Explained

Ra Fijian Provincial Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved fis 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 was coextensive with Ra 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

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).

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(primary)
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(final)
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Eloni GoneyaliParty of National Unity (PANU)2,47431.674,13852.98
Evuloni BogiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2,03226.013,67347.02
Jone BanuveSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)1,12714.43......
Jo NacolaIndependent95212.19......
Meciusela NaisogobuliIndependent6538.36......
Peni Nasuva WaqanicakauIndependent5737.34......
Total7,811100.007,811100.00
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(primary)
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(final)
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Tomasi VuetilovoniSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2,85737.533,90051.23
Moape NiudamuConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,70322.372,44932.17
Tevita TabalailaiProtector of Fiji (BKV)4906.441,26316.59
Eloni GoneyaliParty of National Unity (PANU)86011.30......
Evuloni BogiNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)7079.29......
Laufitu EkarimalaniIndependent5967.83......
Adrea NalebaIndependent3995.24......
Total7,612100.007,612100.00
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Tomasi VuetilovoniSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)6,45676.29
Timoci NacoFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,04812.38
Tevita TabalailaiIndependent7348.67
Mosese RamuriaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2252.66
Total8,463100.00

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