Nausori Naitasiri Open is supposedly 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 to the north of Suva.
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).
1999
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Lavenia Padarath | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 5,106 | 37.87 | 9,290 | 50.04 |
Mirdula Sainath | National Federation Party (NFP) | 4,044 | 30.00 | 4,123 | 30.58 |
Lepani Tagicakibau | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 1,630 | 12.09 | 2,612 | 19.37 |
Vilikesa Mocelutu | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,729 | 12.82 | ... | ... |
Ledua Vereti | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 804 | 5.96 | ... | ... |
Sitiveni Kinikini | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 169 | 1.25 | ... | ... |
Total | 13,482 | 100.00 | 13,482 | 100.00 | |
2001
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Asaeli Masilaca | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 4,095 | 34.33 | 6,740 | 56.92 |
Lavinia Padarath | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,936 | 41.37 | 5,140 | 43.08 |
Chengaiya Naidu | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,000 | 8.38 | ... | ... |
Lasarusa Yehuda Ben-Zion Sovea | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 945 | 7.92 | ... | ... |
Loraini Tulele | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 549 | 4.60 | ... | ... |
Nemani Valucava Buresova | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 405 | 3.39 | ... | ... |
Total | 11,930 | 100.00 | 11,930 | 100.00 | |
2006
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
Asaeli Masilaca | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 7,723 | 48.84 | 8,298 | 52.48 |
Lavinia Padarath | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 6,935 | 43.86 | 7,515 | 47.52 |
Joasia Gucake | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 584 | 3.69 | ... | ... |
Peter Anuresh Chand | National Federation Party (NFP) | 485 | 3.07 | ... | ... |
Lasarusa Yehuda Ben-Zion Sovea | Independent | 86 | 0.54 | ... | ... |
Total | 11,930 | 100.00 | 15,813 | 100.00 | |