Tavua (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Tavua Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-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 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate was located in the west of the main island of Viti Levu.

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

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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

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Candidate Political party Votes %
Anand Babla Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,463 75.43
Narendra Reddy National Federation Party (NFP) 1,779 24.57
Total 7,242 100.00

2001

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Candidate Political party Votes %
Anand Babla Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,500 76.19
Moti Chand National Federation Party (NFP) 1,443 19.99
Rameshwar Lal New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 276 3.82
Total 7,219 100.00

2006

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Candidate Political party Votes %
Anand Babla Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,707 79.48
Suresh Chandra National Federation Party (NFP) 1,329 18.51
Mohammed Janif Khan Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 144 2.01
Total 7,180 100.00

Sources

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