Cakaudrove East (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Cakaudrove East 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 covered eastern areas of Cakaudrove Province; it included south-eastern Vanua Levu and the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, and Kioa.

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 %
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 5,135 78.66
Ratu Inoke Tabualevu Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,099 16.84
Josua Gabirieli (UNLP) 294 4.50
Total 6,528 100.00

2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu Conservative Alliance (CAMV) 3,278 56.09
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 1,742 29.81
Ratu Josefa Lului Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 824 14.10
Total 5,844 100.00

2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 6,120 88.86
Melania Lutuvakula National Alliance Party (NAPF) 480 6.97
Vilimone Vosarogo Independent 287 4.17
Total 6,887 100.00

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