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'''Yasawa Nawaka Open''' is an [[electoral division]] of [[Fiji]], one of 25 [[Open Constituencies (Fiji)|open constituencies]] elected by [[universal suffrage]] (the remaining 46 seats, called [[Communal Constituencies (Fiji)|communal constituencies]], are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in [[1999]] and was used for the [[Elections in Fiji|parliamentary elections]] of [[Fiji election of 1999|1999]] and [[Fiji election of 2001|2001]]. It comprises the [[Yasawa Islands]] and a western portion of the main island of [[Viti Levu]].
'''Yasawa Nawaka Open''' is an [[electoral division]] of [[Fiji]], one of 25 [[Open Constituencies (Fiji)|open constituencies]] elected by [[universal suffrage]] (the remaining 46 seats, called [[Communal Constituencies (Fiji)|communal constituencies]], are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in [[1999]] and was used for the [[Elections in Fiji|parliamentary elections]] of [[Fiji election of 1999|1999]], [[Fiji election of 2001|2001]], and [[Fiji election of 2006|2006]]. It comprises the [[Yasawa Islands]] and a western portion of the main island of [[Viti Levu]].


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
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=== [[Fiji election of 2006|2006]] ===

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|td width="30%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Candidate'''||td width="40%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political party'''||td width="20%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''
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|[[Adi (title)|Adi]] [[Sivia Qoro]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||7,858||50.30
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|[[Saimoni Naivalu]]||[[United Fiji Party]] (SDL)||4,163||26.48
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|[[Bal Subramani]]||[[National Federation Party (Fiji)|National Federation Party]] (NFP)||2,772||17.74
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|[[Mataiasi Saukuru]]||[[Party of National Unity (Fiji)|Party of National Unity]] (PANU)||769||4.92
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|[[Dewa Nand]]||Independent||60||0.38
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|colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''15,622'''||'''100.00'''
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Revision as of 11:09, 3 July 2006

Yasawa Nawaka Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It comprises the Yasawa Islands and a western portion of the main island of Viti Levu.

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

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Gunasagaran Gounder Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,576 46.53 9,453 66.88
Jai Ram Reddy National Federation Party (NFP) 4,651 32.91 4,681 33.12
Eroni Lewaqai Party of National Unity (PANU) 1,805 12.77 ... ...
Jone Nalewatobo Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,078 7.63 ... ...
Takorua Sisa Fijian Political Party (SVT) 24 0.17 ... ...
Total 14,134 100.00 14,134 100.00

2001

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Perumal Mupnar Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,235 49.29 6,927 54.76
Bal Subramani Dass National Federation Party 2,722 21.52 3,235 25.57
Takorua Sisa United Fiji Party (SDL) 2,434 19.24 2,488 19.67
Taniela Waipanu Independent 719 5.68 ... ...
Mohammed Shorab Khan New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 540 4.27 ... ...
Total 12,650 100.00 12,650 100.00

2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Adi Sivia Qoro Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 7,858 50.30
Saimoni Naivalu United Fiji Party (SDL) 4,163 26.48
Bal Subramani National Federation Party (NFP) 2,772 17.74
Mataiasi Saukuru Party of National Unity (PANU) 769 4.92
Dewa Nand Independent 60 0.38
Total 15,622 100.00

Sources