Bua Macuata West 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 was located in the western part of the northern island of Vanua 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
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 ).
Candidate Party First preferences Final preferences Votes % Votes % Manoa Bale Labour 4,244 27.62 9,290 60.45 Filimone Ralogaivau SVT 5,898 38.38 6,078 39.55 Meli Bulitiliva VLV 4,388 28.55 Josefa Rusaqoli NVTLP 457 2.97 Ramesh Chand UNLP 363 2.36 Rameshwar Prasad NFP 18 0.12 Total 15,368 100.00 15,368 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,368 – Labour win
Candidate Party First preferences Final preferences Votes % Votes % Isireli Tuvuki SDL 3,178 21.96 7,576 52.31 Josefa Dimuri CAMV 5,501 38.00 6,908 47.69 Evia Sailo Labour 3,381 23.36 Rameshwar Prasad NFP 1,346 9.30 Prasad Jaman NLUP 562 3.88 Josefa Rusaqoli SDL 331 2.29 Manoj Singh AIM 176 1.22 Total 14,475 100.00 14,484 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,476 – SDL gain Labour
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