Cunningham 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 northern part of the greater Suva metropolitan area.
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).
1999 edit
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Joeli Kalou | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,926 | 43.95 | 6,741 | 60.14 |
| Berenado Vunibobo | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 4,383 | 39.10 | 4,468 | 39.86 |
| Saimoni Lutu | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,561 | 13.93 | ... | ... |
| Josaia Cucake | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 1,880 | 16.77 | ... | ... |
| Sonai Nakuna | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 614 | 5.48 | ... | ... |
| Vinod Lal | National Federation Party | 41 | 0.37 | ... | ... |
| Total | 11,209 | 100.00 | 11,209 | 100.00 | |
2001 edit
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Solomone Naivalu | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 5,110 | 41.60 | 6,902 | 56.19 |
| Joeli Kalou | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,021 | 32.73 | 5,382 | 43.81 |
| Iliesa Naituku Sausauwai | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 1,019 | 8.30 | ... | ... |
| Jiuta Wakolo | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 849 | 6.89 | ... | ... |
| Bijend Prasad Ram | National Federation Party (NFP) | 543 | 4.42 | ... | ... |
| Berenado Vunibobo | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 504 | 4.10 | ... | ... |
| Lanieta Speight Naqasima | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 128 | 1.04 | ... | ... |
| Romanu Naceva | Dodonu ni Taukei (DNT) | 110 | 0.90 | ... | ... |
| Total | 12,284 | 100.00 | 12,284 | 100.00 | |
2006 edit
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Rajesh Singh | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 9,831 | 51.13 |
| Ramesio Rogovakalali | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 7,492 | 38.96 |
| Leoni Tuisowaqa | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 659 | 3.43 |
| Aminiasi Delana | Independent | 536 | 2.79 |
| Manuel Lui Arisais | National Federation Party (NFP) | 428 | 2.23 |
| Peni Vatubai | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 225 | 1.17 |
| Joketani Delai | Social Liberty Party | 49 | 0.25 |
| Total | 19,229 | 100.00 | |