Labasa Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Labasa Rural 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 the rural hinterland of the Town of Labasa, the largest urban area on 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

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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 %
Mohammed Latif Subedar Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,886 71.80
Mohammed Rafiq National Federation Party (NFP) 1,811 22.09
Niranjan Kuar UNLP 341 4.16
Umesh Chand FGWC 160 1.95
Total 8,198 100.00
Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Latif Subedar Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 6,128 83.06
Sukha Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 933 12.65
Deo Satya New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 228 3.09
Umesh Chand AIM 49 0.66
Anil Sharma Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 40 0.54
Total 7,378 100.00

Byelection, 6 December 2003

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Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Tahir Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,347 69.12
Charan Jeath Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 1,211 19.26
Subrail Gounder Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 525 8.35
Dildar Shah Justice and Freedom Party 138 2.19
Mohammed Tazil Independent 68 1.08
Total 6,289 100.00
Candidate Political party Votes %
Mohammed Tahir Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,279 83.16
Mohammed Rafiq National Federation Party (NFP) 930 14.65
Satya Deo Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 139 2.19
Total 6,348 100.00

Sources

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