Lami (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Lami 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 covered the Town of Lami, in the greater Suva metropolitan area.

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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
CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)		%Votes
(final)		%
Michael ColumbusFiji Labour Party (FLP)2,34919.026,94056.20
Mere Tuisalolo SamisoniSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)4,24934.415,40943.80
Lute Taoba PowellFijian Association Party (FAP)2,02516.40......
Serupepeli DakaiChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)152412.34......
Viliame SavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)7866.36......
William James TrailUnited General Party5394.36......
Elenoa Ligairi SikivouChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)3552.87......
Jagdish PratapIndependent2371.92......
Emosi SiliIndependent2021.64......
Mirza Namrud BukshIndependent830.67......
Total12,349100.0012,349100.00

2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)		%Votes
(final)		%
Kaliopate TavolaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)5,45445.996,51554.93
William T. McGoonFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,95216.462,03617.17
Militoni LeweniqilaConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,62413.691,90216.04
Mere Tuisalalo SamisoniSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)1,0238.63......
Posiano NaukuNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)7316.16......
Isimeli Jale CokanasigaFijian Association Party (FAP)4233.571,40711.86
Vijay NandNational Federation Party3633.06......
Viliame SavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)1140.96......
Fereti Seru DewaDodonu ni Taukei (DNT)1010.85......
Emosi SiliIndependent620.52......
Mirza Namrud BukshIndependent130.11......
Total11,860100.0011,860100.00

2006
CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Mere Tuisalosalo SamisoniSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)7,66455.82
Filimoni LacanivaluFiji Labour Party (FLP)2,26016.46
Esaroma LeduaIndependent1,47410.74
Jasper SinghIndependent1,0877.92
Benjamin Wainiqolo PadarathNational Alliance Party (NAPF)6814.96
Lionel DanfordUnited Peoples Party (UPP)3032.21
Vilikesa RaucaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)1681.22
Viliame SavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)570.42
Eroni RatuwalesiIndependent360.26
Total13,730100.00

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