Cunningham (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Cunningham Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It is located in the northern part of the greater Suva metropolitan area.
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[edit] 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).
[edit] 1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Joeli Kalou | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,926 | 43.95 | 6,741 | 60.14 |
| Berenado Vunibobo | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 4,383 | 39.10 | 4,468 | 39.86 |
| Saimoni Lutu | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,561 | 13.93 | ... | ... |
| Josaia Cucake | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 1,880 | 16.77 | ... | ... |
| Sonai Nakuna | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 614 | 5.48 | ... | ... |
| Vinod Lal | National Federation Party | 41 | 0.37 | ... | ... |
| Total | 11,209 | 100.00 | 11,209 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Solomone Naivalu | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 5,110 | 41.60 | 6,902 | 56.19 |
| Joeli Kalou | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,021 | 32.73 | 5,382 | 43.81 |
| Iliesa Naituku Sausauwai | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 1,019 | 8.30 | ... | ... |
| Jiuta Wakolo | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 849 | 6.89 | ... | ... |
| Bijend Prasad Ram | National Federation Party (NFP) | 543 | 4.42 | ... | ... |
| Berenado Vunibobo | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 504 | 4.10 | ... | ... |
| Lanieta Speight Naqasima | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 128 | 1.04 | ... | ... |
| Romanu Naceva | Dodonu ni Taukei (DNT) | 110 | 0.90 | ... | ... |
| Total | 12,284 | 100.00 | 12,284 | 100.00 | |
[edit] 2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Rajesh Singh | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 9,831 | 51.13 |
| Ramesio Rogovakalali | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 7,492 | 38.96 |
| Leoni Tuisowaqa | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 659 | 3.43 |
| Aminiasi Delana | Independent | 536 | 2.79 |
| Manuel Lui Arisais | National Federation Party (NFP) | 428 | 2.23 |
| Peni Vatubai | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 225 | 1.17 |
| Joketani Delai | Social Liberty Party | 49 | 0.25 |
| Total | 19,229 | 100.00 | |
