Tailevu North Ovalau (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Tailevu North Ovalau 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 comprised the island of Ovalau and the northern part of Tailevu Province, on the main island of Viti 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

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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 Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Ratu Tu'uakitau Cokanauto Fijian Association Party (FAP) 6,563 47.70 7,348 53.41
Adi Litia Cakobau Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 3,015 21.91 ... ...
Viliame Sausauwai Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 2,368 17.21 6,411 46.59
Josefa Vosanibola Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,803 13.10 ... ...
Mani Lal Patel National Federation Party 10 0.07 ... ...
Total 13,759 100.00 13,759 100.00
Note that Sausauwai was initially declared the winner of the seat, but a recount conducted by the High Court subsequently awarded it to Cokanauto.
Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Josefa Vosanibola Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 4,224 33.15 8,527 66.91
Viliame Sausauwai Conservative Alliance (CAMV) 3,656 28.69 4,247 33.33
Mitieli Vodonaivalu New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 1,341 10.52 ... ...
Tu'uakitau Cokanauto Independent 1,256 9.86 ... ...
Jo Nacola Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 1,245 9.77 ... ...
Watisoni Waqaicece Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 801 6.29 ... ...
Josaia Waqavou Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 251 1.97 ... ...
Total 12,744 100.00 12,744 100.00
Candidate Political party Votes %
Josefa Vosanibola Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 7,342 51.16
Josefa Dulakiverata Independent 2,800 19.51
Tomasi Tokalauvere Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 1,769 12.33
Isoa Gonenicolo Tamani Independent 1,585 11.04
Aisake Bukavesi Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 849 5.92
Total 14,351 100.00

Sources

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