# Tavua (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Tavua Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It formed part of Ba Province in the western part of the main island of Viti 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

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).
In the 1999 election, Pravin Singh won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

### 1999

| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Pravin Singh | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 6,803 | 50.22 |
| Jone Naeqe Nakautoga | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 2,603 | 19.21 |
| Shiu Ram | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,476 | 10.90 |
| S. V. Krishna Reddy | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 1,289 | 9.52 |
| Hansy Stino Peters | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 1,146 | 8.46 |
| Williame Bouwalu | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 230 | 1.70 |
| Total | Total | 13,547 | 100.00 |

### 2001

| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
| Pravin Singh | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 5,909 | 46.09 | 6,670 | 52.03 |
| Narendra Reddy | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,822 | 14.21 | 2,015 | 15.72 |
| Waqa Iliveleti | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 1,503 | 11.72 | 1,523 | 11.90 |
| Selai Tayate Babacala | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 1,357 | 10.59 | 1,390 | 10.84 |
| Ratu Ovini Bokini Uqeuqe | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 968 | 7.55 | 1,222 | 9.53 |
| Kaminieli Tora | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 796 | 6.21 | ... | ... |
| S. V. Krishna Reddy | Protector of Fiji (BKV) | 465 | 3.63 | ... | ... |
| Total | Total | 12,820 | 100.00 | 12,820 | 100.00 |

### 2004 by election

This by-election was held on 16 January, following the death of sitting member, Pravin Singh
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Damodaran Nair | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 5,997 | 51.32 |
| Ratu Ovini Bokini Uqeuqe | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 3309 | 28.32 |
| Narendra Reddy | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,865 | 15.96 |
| Waqa Iliveleti | Independent | 171 | 1.46 |
| Samu Kautoga | Independent | 145 | 1.24 |
| Tevita Nakali | Independent | 152 | 1.30 |
| Mohammed Janif | Independent | 47 | 0.40 |
| Total | Total | 11,686 | 100.00 |
There were 36 polling stations within the constituency with 18,347 voters. Of these, 12,573 votes were cast with 887 invalid votes and 11,686 valid votes. Fifty percent plus one was required to win the seat in the first count that is, 5,844 votes.

### 2006

| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Damodaran Nair | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 7,231 | 53.89 |
| Semi Leiene | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 4,069 | 30.32 |
| Narendra Reddy | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,723 | 12.84 |
| Savenaca Tuwai | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 303 | 2.26 |
| Koroinasau Ratu Semi | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 92 | 0.69 |
| Total | Total | 13,418 | 100.00 |

## Sources

* Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive
* Fiji Facts