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Oceania > Fiji > Democracy

FIJIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Strict enforcement (*Presumably strict prior to the coup d'état)
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (*Presumably strict prior to the coup d'état)
Electoral system block-first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,963 [26th of 161]
Female suffrage 1963
First female parliamentarian 1970A
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.976312153170036 Time series [75th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
No, still illegal in statutes (Yet to be repealed) and cannot be enforced.
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 11.7% [7th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 81.1% [39th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 379,954 [122nd of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 468,772 [118th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 522,310 [128th of 163]
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SOURCES: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands

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