North Eastern (General Electors Communal Constituency, Fiji)

North Eastern General Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 3 communal constituencies reserved for General Electors, an omnibus category including Caucasians, Chinese, and all others whose ethnicity was neither indigenous Fijian nor Indo-Fijian. 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 68 seats, 43 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage).

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).

1999

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1999 Fijian general election: North Eastern GECC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Vincent Lobendahn		46.46
		Leo Smith		37.11
		Ian Simpson		0.56
		Leo Smith		52.59
		Vincent Lobendahn		47.41

2001

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2001 Fijian general election: North Eastern GECC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Christopher	969	29.46
		Leo Smith	736	22.38
		Matilda Gibson	730	22.20
		Robin Irwin	520	15.81
		Harry Robinson	325	9.88
		Yorckho Jo	90	2.74
		David Christopher	1,987	60.41
		Leo Smith	1,302	39.59
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+60.41

2006

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2006 Fijian general election: North Eastern GECC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Christopher	1,467	40.16
		Robin Irwin	629	17.22
		Harry Robinson	528	14.45
		Rebo Terubea	383	10.48
		Nawaia Touakin	357	9.77
	NAP	Rocky Billings	289	7.91
		Robin Irwin	2,014	55.13
		David Christopher	1,639	44.87
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+55.13

Sources

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