Fiji ke House of Representatives

House of Representatives Fiji ke Parliament ke lower house hai.  Iske lage duusra house, Senate se jaada taagat hai kahe ki khali ii house nawaa legislation ke suruu kare sake hai jab ke Senate khali legislation ke badle nai ti roke sake hai.  House of Representatives ke lage paisa waala bill ke uppar jaada tagat hai kahe ki Senate iske badle nai sake hai lekin iske veto kare sake hai. Constitution ke badlao ke chorr ke, jispe Senate ke pass puura taagat hai, House of Representatives koi Senate ke veto ke  override kare sake hai wahi bill ke ek aur dafe pass kar ke, uu parliamentary session me jon ke bill Senate veto karis rahaa ke immediaetly baad waal session me, lekin chhe mhina se pahile.

Prime Minister aur Cabinet ke lage, office me rahe khatir, sab time House of Representatives ke support rahe ke chaahi.

 History 
10 October 1970 ke, jab Fiji, United Kingdom se ajaad bhais tab House of Representatives banawa gais rahaa, lekin ek grandfather clause ke niche purana Legislative Council, 1972 talak, jab ajaad Fiji ke pahila election bhais rahaa, chaalu rahaa. Pahila House of Representatives me 52 member rahin, lekin iske 1992 me barrhae ke 70 kar dewa gais aur 1997 ke constitution me iske aur barrhae ke 71 karaa gais.

 Electoral system 
Ajaadi ke baad Fiji me tiin different electoral system rahaa. 1972 se 1987 talak, Fiji ke communal aur national constituencies me baata gais rahaa.  Communal constituencies me voter log ke aapan jaat ke  roll me register hoe ke parrat rahaa jisme (12 Kaiviti, 12 Fiji ke Hindustani, aur 3 General Electors - Goraa, Chaina, aur duusra minorities rahin. Iske alawa 10 Kaiviti, 10 Hindustani aur 5 Genenral constituency rahaa, jiske National Consituency bolaa jawat rahaa, aur jisme kale khali ek jaat ke log kharraa hoe sakat rahin lekin koi bhi vote kare sakat rahaa. 

1992 aur 1994 ke election me 70 members ke khali communal constituencies  rahaa jisme se 37 Kaiviti, 27 Hindustani aur 5 General electors rahin.

1997 ke constitution ek nawa system ke suruu karis, ek 71-member House of Representatives ke khatir. 25 member Open constituencies me se commonroll ke niche chuna gais. aur 46 kecommunal constituencies se chuna gais jisme se , 23 seats  Kaiviti log ke khatir, 19 seat Hindustani log ke khatir, 3 seat General electors log ke katir aur 1 seat Rotumaa log ke khatir reserve karaa gais.

 Organization 
Election ke baad ke pahila baithak me Speaker aur Deputy Speaker ke chuna jaae hai. Speaker, House ke member nai rahe hai lekin Deputy member ahe hai.

 2006 ke election 

Parties Votes % Seats +/-Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 342,352 44.59 36 +2Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 300,797 39.18 31 +4National Federation Party (NFP) 47,615 6.20 0 -1National Alliance Party of Fiji (NAPF) 22,504 2.93 0 United Peoples Party (UPP) 6,474 0.84 2 +1Party of National Unity (PANU) 6,226 0.81 0 Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 3,657 0.48 0 Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 238 0.03 0 National Democratic Party (NDP) 123 0.02 0 Party of Truth (POTT) 51 0.01 0 Social Liberal Multicultural Party (SLM) 49 0.01 0 Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) 20 0.00 0 Justice and Freedom Party (JFP) 18 0.00 0 Independents 37,571 4.89 2New Labour Unity PartyDidn't contest 0 -2Total 767,695 7171Source: Elections Office of Fiji . The former Conservative Alliance, with six seats merged into the SDL. SDL got two seats less then SDL and CA together.

 Speaker and Deputy Speaker 
OfficeIncumbentSpeakerPita Nacuva [1]Deputy SpeakerNiko Nawaikula [2][1] The Speaker is not allowed to be a member of the House.
[2] The Deputy Speaker is required to be a member of the House.  The current Deputy Speaker, Niko Nawaikula, represents the Cakaudrove West Fijian Communal Constituency for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) Party.

 Open Electorates 

ElectorateMember of ParliamentPolitical PartyBaMahendra ChaudhryFLPBua Macuata WestRatu Josefa DimuriSoqosoqo Duavata ni LewenivanuaCakaudrove WestRatu Osea VakalalabureSDLCunninghamRajesh SinghSDLLabasaPoseci BuneFiji Labour PartyLamiMere SamisoniSDLLau Taveuni RotumaColonel Savenaca DraunidaloFiji Labour PartyLaucalaLosena T. SalabulaSDLLautoka CityDaniel Urai ManufolauFiji Labour PartyLomaivuna Namosi KadavuTed YoungSDLMacuata EastAgni Deo SinghFiji Labour PartyMagodroGyan SinghFiji Labour PartyNadiAmjad AliFiji Labour PartyNadrogaMesulame RakuroSDLNasinu RewaAzim HusseinFiji Labour PartyNausori NaitasiriAsaeli MasilacaSDLRaGeorge Shiu RajSDLSamabula TamavuaMonica RaghwanFiji Labour PartySerua NavosaJone NavakamoceaSDLSuva CityMisaele WeleilakebaSDLTailevu North OvalauJosefa Bole VosanibolaSDLTailevu South LomaivitiAdi Asenaca Coboiverata Caucau-FilipeSDLTavuaDamodran NairFiji Labour PartyVudaFelix AnthonyFiji Labour PartyYasawa NawakaAdi Sivia QoroFiji Labour Party FLP: Fiji Labour Party
 SDL: Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

 Communal Electorates (Fijian) 

ElectorateMember of ParliamentPolitical PartyBa EastPaulo RaluluSDLBa WestRatu Meli Q. SaukuruSDLBuaMitieli BulanaucaSDLCakaudrove EastRatu Naiqama LalabalavuSDLCakaudrove WestNiko NawaikulaSDLKadavuKonisi T. YabakiSDLLauLaisenia QaraseSDLLomaivitiSimione KaitaniSDLMacuataIsireli LeweniqilaSDLNadroga NavosaRatu Isikeli TasereSDLNaitasiriIlaitia Bulidiri TuiseseSDLNamosiRo Suliano MatanitobuaSDLNasinu UrbanInoke LuveniSDLNorth East UrbanNanise NagusucaSDLNorth West UrbanJoji N. BanuveSDLRaTomasi VuetilovoniSDLRewaRo Teimumu Vuikaba KepaSDLSeruaPio TabaiwaluSDLSouth West UrbanRatu Jone KubuabolaSDLSuva City UrbanMataiasi V. RagiagiaSDLTailevu NorthSamisoni TikoinasauSDLTailevu SouthIrami MatairavulaSDLTamavua Laucala UrbanRatu Jone WagairatuSDL SDL: Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

 Communal Electorates (Indo-Fijian) 

ElectorateMember of ParliamentPolitical PartyBa EastJain KumarFiji Labour PartyBa WestNarendra K. PadarathFLPLabasaKamlesh ReddyFLPLabasa RuralMohammed TahirFLPLaucalaDewan ChandFLPLautoka CityJai GawanderFLPLautoka RuralUdit NarayanFLPMacuata East CakaudroveVijay ChandFLPNadi RuralPerumal MupnarFLPNadi UrbanDr. Gunasagaran GounderFLPNadrogaLekh Ram VayeshnoiFLPNasinuKrishna DattFLPSuva CityGyani NandFLPTailevu RewaRagho NandFLPTavuaAnand BablaFLPVanua Levu WestSurendra LalFLPViti Levu South KadavuChaitanya LakshmanFLPViti Levu East MaritimeSanjeet Chand MaharajFLPVudaVyas Deo SharmaFLP FLP: Fiji Labour Party

 Communal Electorate (Rotuman) 

ElectorateMember of ParliamentPolitical PartyRotumaJioji (George) KonroteIndependent

 Communal Electorates (General Electors) 

ElectorateMember of ParliamentPolitical PartyNorth EasternRobin IrwinIndependentSuva CityBernadette Rounds GanilauUPPWest CentralMick BeddoesUnited Peoples Party (Fiji) UPP: United People's Party

 External links 
 Official Website of the Parliament of Fiji
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