Elections in Fiji gives information on election and election results in Fiji. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Fiji elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The President is elected by the Great Council of Chiefs. The Parliament of Fiji has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Vale) has nowadays 71 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituencies, divided in 23 Fijian communal, 19 Indian communal, 3 general communal, 1 Rotuman and 25 open. The Senate (Seniti) has nowadays 32 members, all appointed by the President. The President is constitutionally required to appoint 9 on the advice of the Prime Minister and 8 on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. 14 Senators are nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs and 1 by the Rotuman Islands Council.

Fiji has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Election results

Fiji has held nine general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970.

1972

• See main article: Fiji election of 1972
  • Alliance Party (Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara): 33
  • National Federation Party (Sidiq Koya): 19
    • TOTAL: 52

1977 (March)

• See main article: Fiji election of 1977 (March)
  • National Federation Party (Sidiq Koya): 26
  • Alliance Party (Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara): 24
  • Fijian Nationalist Party: 1
  • Independent: 1
    • TOTAL: 52

1977 (September)

• See main article: Fiji election of 1977 (September)
  • Alliance Party (Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara): 36†
  • National Federation Party (Sidiq Koya): 15
  • Independent: 1
    • TOTAL: 52

1982

• See main article: Fiji election of 1982
  • Alliance Party (Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara): 28
  • National Federation Party (Jai Ram Reddy): 22
  • Western United Front: 2
    • TOTAL: 52

1987

• See main article: Fiji election of 1987
  • Fiji Labour Party and National Federation Party Coalition (Timoci Bavadra): 29
  • Alliance Party (Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara): 23
    • TOTAL: 52

1992

• See main article: Fiji election of 1992
  • Fijian Political Party (Soqosoqo Vakavulewa Ni Taukei) (Sitiveni Rabuka): 36
  • National Federation Party (Jai Ram Reddy): 14
  • Fiji Labour Party (Mahendra Chaudhry): 13
  • General Voters Party: 4
  • Fijian Nationalist Party: 2
  • All Nationals Congress Party: 1
    • TOTAL: 70

1994

• See main article: Fiji election of 1994
  • Fijian Political Party (Soqosoqo Vakavulewa Ni Taukei) (Sitiveni Rabuka): 33
  • National Federation Party (Jai Ram Reddy): 20
  • Fiji Labour Party (Mahendra Chaudhry): 7
  • Fijian Association Party (Josefata Kamikamica): 5
  • General Voters Party: 4
  • All Nationals Congress Party: 1
    • TOTAL: 70

1999

• See main article: Fiji election of 1999
  • Fiji Labour Party (Mahendra Chaudhry): 37
  • Fijian Association Party (Adi Kuini Speed): 11
  • Fijian Political Party (Soqosoqo Vakavulewa Ni Taukei) (Sitiveni Rabuka): 8
  • Party of National Unity: 4
  • Christian Democratic Party (Veitokani ni Lewenivanua Vakaristo): 3
  • United General Party: 2
  • Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party: 1
  • Independents: 5
    • TOTAL: 71

2001

• See main article: Fiji election of 2001
  • United Fiji Party (Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua) (Laisenia Qarase): 32
  • Fiji Labour Party (Mahendra Chaudhry): 28
  • Conservative Alliance (Matanitu Vanua): 6
  • United General Party: 1
  • New Labour Unity Party: 2
  • Independents: 2
    • TOTAL: 71

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/fiji.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/f/fiji/)