Rotuma (Rotuman Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Rotuma Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, the sole communal constituency reserved for citizens of Rotuman descent. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. Its boundaries encompassed the entire nation; Rotuman-descendants anywhere in Fiji were eligible to vote for, and be a candidate for, this constituency. (Of the remaining 70 seats, 45 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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| titl e= 1999 Fijian general election: Rotuma

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marieta Rigamoto

| party = Independent politician

| votes = 2,012

| percentage = 50.38

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kafoa Ieli Pene

| party = Lio 'On Famör Rotuma Party

| votes = 1,982

| percentage = 49.62

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{{Election box win

| winner = Independent politician

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= 2001 =

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| title= 2001

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Marieta Rigamoto

| party = Independent politician

| votes = 1,959

| percentage = 52.07

| change = +1.69

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Riamkau Tiu Livino

| party = Lio 'On Famör Rotuma Party

| votes = 1,803

| percentage = 47.93

| change = -1.69

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{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Independent politician

| swing = +1.69

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= [[2006 Fijian general election|2006]] =

{{Election results

| firstround = First preferences

| secondround = Final preferences

| cand1 = George Konrote

| party1 = Independent

| votes1 = 1983

| votes1_2 = 2508

| cand2 = Victor Fatiaki

| party2 = Independent

| votes2 = 1149

| votes2_2 = 1361

| cand3 = Mua Ieli Taukave

| party3 = UPP

| votes3 = 532

| votes3_2 = 566

| cand4 = Sosefo Kafoa

| party4 = SDL

| votes4 = 526

| cand5 = Sosefo Inoke

| party5 = NAP

| votes5 = 242

| electorate = 4435

| result = Independent hold

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Sources

[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/f/fiji/fiji2001index.shtml Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive]
[http://www.fijihosting.com/pcgov/fiji_facts.htm Fiji Facts]