Macuata (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
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Macuata Fijian Provincial Communal is 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 Macuata 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).
In the 2001 election, Isireli Leweniqila won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Poseci Bune | Christian Democratic Alliance | 3,355 | 42.33 | 4,257 | 53.71 |
| Ratu Josefa Nalumuialevu Dimuri | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 3,646 | 46.00 | 3,669 | 46.29 |
| Iowane Rakai | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 573 | 7.23 | ... | ... |
| Tui Vunibola | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 352 | 4.44 | ... | ... |
| Total | 7,926 | 100.00 | 7,926 | 100.00 | |
2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Isireli Leweniqila | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 4,073 | 61.34 |
| Ratu Aisea Cavunailoa Katonivere | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 2,567 | 38.66 |
| Total | 6,640 | 100.00 | |
2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Isireli Leweniqila | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 7,075 | 86.84 |
| Samuela Nakete | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 459 | 5.63 |
| Erami Biaunisala | Independent | 295 | 3.62 |
| Samuela Wasasala | National Federation Party (NFP) | 215 | 2.64 |
| Savenaca Lario Damudamu | Independent | 103 | 1.26 |
| Total | 8,147 | 100.00 | |