Macuata East Cakaudrove (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-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 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered eastern areas of the northern island of Vanua 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
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 | % |
Giyannedra Prasad | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,203 | 59.84 |
Satish Chandra Gulabdas | National Federation Party (NFP) | 2,297 | 32.70 |
David Manohar Lal | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 362 | 5.15 |
Dayal Patel | UNLP | 162 | 2.31 |
Total | 7,024 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Ram Sharan | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,717 | 75.50 |
Satish Chandra Gulabdas | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,274 | 20.39 |
Pratap Pardip Chandra | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 220 | 3.52 |
Munesh Prasad | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 37 | 0.59 |
Total | 6,248 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Vijay Chand | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 5,298 | 83.29 |
Kamal Kumar Raj | National Federation Party (NFP) | 632 | 9.94 |
James Venkat Sami | National Alliance Party | 350 | 5.50 |
Chitra Singh | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 81 | 1.27 |
Total | 6,361 | 100.00 |