Namosi 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 Namosi 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 edit
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 and 2006 elections, Ratu Suliano Matanitobua won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
1999 edit
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Atonio Tanaburenisau | Fijian Association Party | 970 | 41.92 | 1,309 | 56.57 |
| Ratu Kiniviliame Taukeinikoro | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 990 | 42.78 | 1,005 | 43.43 |
| Etuate Maria Vunitabua | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 206 | 8.90 | ... | ... |
| Aselemo Vakadranu | Christian Democratic Alliance | 206 | 6.40 | ... | ... |
| Total | 2,314 | 100.00 | 2,314 | 100.00 | |
2001 edit
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Ratu Suliano Matanitobua | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 1,901 | 85.48 |
| Jope Duilomaloma Buaserau | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 268 | 12.05 |
| Koleta Marama Sivivatu | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 30 | 1.35 |
| Soani Nakuna | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 25 | 1.12 |
| Total | 2,224 | 100.00 | |
2006 edit
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Ratu Suliano Matanitobua | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 2,481 | 89.12 |
| Waisea Batilekaleka | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 178 | 6.39 |
| Koleta Marama Sivivatu | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 125 | 4.49 |
| Total | 2,784 | 100.00 | |