Ba 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 the eastern areas of Ba Province.
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.
is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).
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 1999 election, Ponipate Lesavua won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponipate Lesavua | PANU | 4,413 | 52.55 | |
| Isimeli Bose | SVT | 2,932 | 34.91 | |
| Joti Naisau | VLV | 578 | 6.88 | |
| Pauliasi Matawalu | NVTLP | 475 | 5.66 | |
| Total | 8,398 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,398 | – | ||
| PANU win | ||||
| Candidate | Party | First preferences | Final preferences | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Epeli Seavula | SDL | 1,670 | 21.28 | 4,602 | 58.65 | |
| Ponipate Lesavua | PANU | 1,987 | 25.33 | 3,244 | 41.35 | |
| Paulo Ralulu | NLUP | 1,556 | 19.83 | |||
| Tevita Momoedonu | BKV | 1,554 | 19.81 | |||
| Totivi Bokini | SVT | 1,079 | 13.75 | |||
| Total | 7,846 | 100.00 | 7,846 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,846 | – | ||||
| SDL gain from PANU | ||||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Ralulu | SDL | 5,528 | 60.43 | |
| Ponipate Lesavua | PANU | 2,888 | 31.57 | |
| Apimeleki Nabaro | NFP | 732 | 8.00 | |
| Total | 9,148 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,148 | – | ||
| SDL hold | ||||