Yasawa Nawaka 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 comprised the Yasawa Islands and a western portion 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
editIn 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
edit| 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 | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 24 | 0.17 | ... | ... |
| Total | 14,134 | 100.00 | 14,134 | 100.00 | |
2001
edit| 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 | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (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
edit| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Adi Sivia Qoro | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 7,858 | 50.30 |
| Saimoni Naivalu | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (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 | |