At stake
in this election:
- Seats House of Representatives: 71
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Description
of government structure:
- Parliament: Fiji's bicameral
parliament is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Senate: The Senate consists of 32
members serving five-year terms.
- House of Representatives: The House
of Representatives consists of 71 members serving five-year terms.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is elected by the Great
Council of Chiefs for a five-year term.
- Members of the Senate are appointed
by the Head of State; 14 are nominated by the General Council of Chiefs, 9 are nominated
by the Prime Minister, 8 are nominated by the leader of the opposition, and 1 is nominated
by the Council of Rotuma.
- Members of the House of
Representatives are directly elected by a majority system with preferential vote.
Forty-six House of Representatives seats are designated as communal seats, of which 23 are
allocated to indigenous Fijians, 19 to Indians, 1 to Rotuma, and 3 to general communal
electors. The remaining 25 seats are open seats.
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Main
parties in the electoral race:
- Party: Fiji
Labour Party (FLP)
Leader: Mahendra CHAUDHRY
Seats won in this election: 37
Seats won in last election: 7
- Party: Fijian
Association Party (FAP)
Leader: Adi Kuini SPEED
Seats won in this election: 10
Seats won in last election: 5
- Party:
Soqosoqo ni Vakatulewa ni Taukei (SVT)
Leader: Sitivini RABUKA
Seats won in this election: 8
Seats won in last election: 31
- Party: Party
of National Unity (PANU)
Leader: Apisai TORA
Seats won in this election: 4
Seats won in last election: 0 (PANU was formed since the last election)
- Party:
Christian Democratic Party (VLV)
Leader: Poseci BUNE
Seats won in this election: 3
Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: United
General Party (UGP)
Leader: David PICKERING
Seats won in this election: 2
Seats won in last election: 0
- Party:
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)
Leader: Sakeasi BUTADROKA
Seats won in this election: 2
Seats won in last election: 1
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held:
February 18-25, 1994
- Seats decided in the 1995 election: 70
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 802,611 (July 1998 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 450,000
(approx.)
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Of Interest:
- The May 1999 poll was the first
election under the new 1997 constitution. The new constitution is designed to increase
power-sharing among Fiji's communities and ethnic groups.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
