Suva City Fijian Urban 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 covered the central part of Suva City.
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).
In the 2001 and 2006 elections, Mataiasi Ragiagia won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
| Candidate | Party | First preferences | Final preferences | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Viliame Volavola | FAP | 1,408 | 15.32 | 5,311 | 57.78 | |
| Filipe Bole | SVT | 3,700 | 40.26 | 3,880 | 42.22 | |
| Lili King | VLV | 2,131 | 23.19 | |||
| Susana Tuisawau | FLP | 1,170 | 12.73 | |||
| Josaia Waqabaca | NVTLP | 782 | 8.51 | |||
| Total | 9,191 | 100.00 | 9,191 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,191 | – | ||||
| FAP win | ||||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mataiasi Ragigia | SDL | 4,874 | 55.75 | |
| Filipe Bole | SVT | 1,586 | 18.14 | |
| Seini Nawalowalo | NLUP | 1,108 | 12.67 | |
| Aca Soqosoqo | CAMV | 911 | 10.42 | |
| Apaitia Seru | NVTLP | 126 | 1.44 | |
| Sereana Lewanirabe | DNT | 77 | 0.88 | |
| Atama Matauloki | Independent | 60 | 0.69 | |
| Total | 8,742 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,742 | – | ||
| SDL gain from FAP | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mataiasi Ragigia | SDL | 7,205 | 73.04 | |
| Peni Volavola | SDL | 880 | 8.92 | |
| Apete Naitini | NAP | 760 | 7.70 | |
| Josaia Waqabaca | FLP | 675 | 6.84 | |
| Miriama Cama | NFP | 157 | 1.59 | |
| Akuila Bale | Independent | 142 | 1.44 | |
| Semi Uluivuya | NAVTLP | 46 | 0.47 | |
| Total | 9,865 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,865 | – | ||
| SDL hold | ||||