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| country = Fiji |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| previous_election = 1963 Fijian general election |
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| previous_year = 1963 |
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| election_date = 26 September–8 October 1966 |
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| next_election = 1972 Fijian general election |
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| next_year = 1972 |
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| seats_for_election = All 36 seats in the [[Fijian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] |
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| majority_seats = 18 |
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| leader1 = [[Kamisese Mara]] |
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'''General elections''' were held in [[Fiji]] between 26 September and 8 October 1966,<ref name=PIM2>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-370541289/view?partId=nla.obj-370564855#page/n10/mode/1up Militant Indians active as Fiji goes to the polls] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', October 1966, p9</ref> the last before independence in 1970 and the first held under [[universal suffrage]].<ref name=FE>[http://fijielections.blogspot.com/2017/02/1966-fiji-legislative-council-elections.html 1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections] Fiji Elections</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]], which won 23 of the 34 elected seats. Its leader [[Kamisese Mara]] became the country's first Chief Minister the following year. |
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| image1 = Kamisese Mara.jpg |
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| party1 = Alliance Party (Fiji) |
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| seats1 = '''23''' |
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| popular_vote1 = '''214,872''' |
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| percentage1 = '''51.94%''' |
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| leader2 = [[A. D. Patel]] |
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| image2 = 3x4.svg |
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| party2 = Federation Party |
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| seats2 = 9 |
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| popular_vote2 = 113,310 |
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| percentage2 = 27.39% |
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| title = [[Chief Minister of Fiji|Chief Minister]] |
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| before_election = |
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| before_party = |
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| after_election = [[Kamisese Mara]] |
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| after_party = Alliance Party (Fiji) |
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General elections were held in [[Fiji]] between 26 September and 8 October 1966,<ref name=PIM2>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-370541289/view?partId=nla.obj-370564855#page/n10/mode/1up Militant Indians active as Fiji goes to the polls] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', October 1966, p9</ref> the last before independence in 1970 and the first held under [[universal suffrage]].<ref name=FE>[http://fijielections.blogspot.com/2017/02/1966-fiji-legislative-council-elections.html 1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections] Fiji Elections</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]], which won 23 of the 34 elected seats. Its leader [[Kamisese Mara]] became the country's first Chief Minister the following year. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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A constitutional conference was held in [[London]] in 1965, which resulted in the [[Legislative Council of Fiji|Legislative Council]] being reorganised to consist of 36 seats; 14 for Fijians and other Pacific Islanders (two of which were nominated by the [[Great Council of Chiefs]]), 12 for Indo-Fijians and 10 for all other ethnic groups.<ref name=FE/> The total number of registered voters was 156,683; 75,768 Indo-Fijians, 74,575 Fijians and 6,340 [[General electors]].<ref name=PIM2/> |
A constitutional conference was held in [[London]] in 1965, which resulted in the [[Legislative Council of Fiji|Legislative Council]] being reorganised to consist of 36 seats; 14 for Fijians and other Pacific Islanders (two of which were nominated by the [[Great Council of Chiefs]]), 12 for Indo-Fijians and 10 for all other ethnic groups.<ref name=FE/> The total number of registered voters was 156,683; 75,768 Indo-Fijians, 74,575 Fijians and 6,340 [[General electors]].<ref name=PIM2/> |
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Members of the Legislative Council were elected from two types of |
Members of the Legislative Council were elected from two types of constituencies; [[Communal constituencies|communal]] and [[National constituencies|cross-voting]], with voters being able to cast four votes each. Each voter cast a single vote in one of the 25 communal constituencies, in which they could only vote for a candidate of their own ethnicity. In the three three-seat cross-voting constituencies, voters voted for a candidate from each of the three ethnic groups.<ref name=FE/> |
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==Campaign== |
==Campaign== |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Election results |
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{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
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|party1=[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]|votes1=214872|seats1=23 |
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!Party |
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|party2=[[Federation Party]]|votes2=113310|seats2=9 |
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!Votes |
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|party3=[[National Democratic Party (Fiji, 1960s)|National Democratic Party]]|votes3=6874|seats3=0 |
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!% |
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|party4=Independents|votes4=78644|seats4=2 |
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!Seats |
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|row5=Nominated members|seats5=2 |
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|invalid=30372 |
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|align=left|[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||214,872||51.94||23 |
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|source=[http://fijielections.blogspot.com/2017/02/1966-fiji-legislative-council-elections.html Fiji Elections] |
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|align=left|[[Federation Party]]||113,310||27.39||9 |
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|align=left|[[National Democratic Party (Fiji, 1960s)|National Democratic Party]]||6,874||1.66||0 |
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|align=left|Independents||78,644||19.01||2 |
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|align=left|Nominated||–||–||2 |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||30,372||–||– |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''444,072'''||'''100'''||'''36''' |
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|align=left colspan=4|Source: [http://fijielections.blogspot.com/2017/02/1966-fiji-legislative-council-elections.html Fiji Elections] |
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===By constituency=== |
===By constituency=== |
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|colspan=2|Invalid votes||align=right|314||align=right|–|| |
|colspan=2|Invalid votes||align=right|314||align=right|–|| |
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|Lau–Rotuma||[[Jonati Mavoa]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Elected |
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|Lomaiviti/Kadavu||[[Solomone Momoivalu]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Elected |
|Lomaiviti/Kadavu||[[Solomone Momoivalu]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Elected |
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|rowspan=4|Rewa–Suva||[[Alipate |
|rowspan=4|Rewa–Suva||[[Alipate Sikivou]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=right|4,427||align=right| ||Elected |
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|Jone Cure Mataitini||Independent||align=right|1,779||align=right| || |
|Jone Cure Mataitini||Independent||align=right|1,779||align=right| || |
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|rowspan=2|West Viti Levu||[[Ronald Kermode]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Re-elected |
|rowspan=2|West Viti Levu||[[Ronald Kermode]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Re-elected |
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|[[Robin Yarrow (politician)|Robin Yarrow]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Elected |
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!colspan=6|Indo-Fijian seats |
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|rowspan=3|North-West Viti Levu||[[R. D. Patel]]||[[Federation Party]]||align=right|4,704||align=right| ||Elected |
|rowspan=3|North-West Viti Levu||[[R. D. Patel]]||[[Federation Party]]||align=right|4,704||align=right| ||Elected |
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|James Shankar Singh||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=right|4,421||align=right| || |
|[[James Shankar Singh]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=right|4,421||align=right| || |
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|colspan=2|Invalid votes||align=right|104||align=right|–|| |
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|rowspan=13|Central||Fijian||[[Edward Cakobau]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Re-elected |
|rowspan=13|Central||Fijian||[[Edward Cakobau]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=center colspan=2|Unopposed||Re-elected |
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|rowspan=5|General||[[Douglas |
|rowspan=5|General||[[Douglas Walkden-Brown]]||[[Alliance Party (Fiji)|Alliance Party]]||align=right|21,208||align=right| ||Elected |
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|[[James Ah Koy]]||Independent||align=right|5,604||align=right| || |
|[[James Ah Koy]]||Independent||align=right|5,604||align=right| || |
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|[[C. P. Singh]]||Independent||align=right|7,939||align=right| ||Unseated |
|[[C. P. Singh]]||Independent||align=right|7,939||align=right| ||Unseated |
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|Shiu Narayan Kanhai||Independent||align=right|1,505||align=right| || |
|[[Shiu Narayan Kanhai]]||Independent||align=right|1,505||align=right| || |
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|M. Columbus||Independent||align=right|1,077|| || |
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|M. Azam||Independent||align=right|987||align=right| || |
|M. Azam||Independent||align=right|987||align=right| || |
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!colspan=2|Executive Council |
!colspan=2|1966 Executive Council |
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!Position |
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|[[Attorney General of Fiji|Attorney General]]||[[Henry Roger Justin Lewis|Justin Lewis]] |
|[[Attorney General of Fiji|Attorney General]]||[[Henry Roger Justin Lewis|Justin Lewis]] |
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|Chief Secretary||[[Ian Thomson (Fiji)|Ian Thomson]] |
|Acting Chief Secretary||[[Ian Thomson (Fiji)|Ian Thomson]] |
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|Commerce, Industry and Tourism||[[Edward Cakobau]] |
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|Communications and Works||[[Charles Stinson (Fijian politician)|Charles Stinson]] |
|Communications and Works||[[Charles Stinson (Fijian politician)|Charles Stinson]] |
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|Financial Secretary|| |
|Financial Secretary||[[Harry Richie]] |
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|Secretary for Fijian Affairs and Local Government||[[Penaia Ganilau]] |
|Secretary for Fijian Affairs and Local Government||[[Penaia Ganilau]] |
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|Social Services||[[Vijay R. Singh]] |
|Social Services||[[Vijay R. Singh]] |
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|Undersecretary for Social Services||[[K. S. Reddy]] |
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|Without portfolio||[[John Falvey]] |
|Without portfolio||[[John Falvey]] |
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At the first meeting of the Legislative Council on 11 November, [[Ronald Kermode]] was elected [[Speaker of the House of Representatives of Fiji|Speaker]] unopposed, with [[James Madhavan]] elected Deputy Speaker.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-331795483/view?partId=nla.obj-331935507#page/n10/mode/1up Fiji's New Opposition Gets Down To Business] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1966, p9</ref> |
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Most Indo-Fijian members stopped attending Legislative Council meetings in 1967 after the government refused to amend the electoral system. After they missed three meetings, the nine Indo-Fijian communal seats were declared vacant and a series of [[1968 Fijian by-elections|by-elections]] held in 1968. |
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Full ministerial government was introduced on 1 September 1967. On the same day, the [[Federation Party]] MLCs walked out of the Legislative Council.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-326774875/view?partId=nla.obj-326821038#page/n20/mode/1up And in Fiji the phrase is, 'We won't co-operate'] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1967, pp19–20</ref> After they missed three meetings, the nine Indo-Fijian communal seats were declared vacant and a series of [[1968 Fijian by-elections|by-elections]] held in 1968. |
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!colspan=2|1967 Cabinet |
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!Minister |
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|Chief Minister||[[Kamisese Mara]] |
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|Minister for Commerce, Industry and Labour||[[Edward Cakobau]] |
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|Minister for Communications, Works and Tourism||[[Charles Stinson (Fijian politician)|Charles Stinson]] |
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|Minister for Fijian Affairs and Local Government||[[Penaia Ganilau]] |
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|Minister for Finance||[[Harry Richie]] |
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|Minister for Natural Resources||[[Douglas Walkden-Brown]] |
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|Minister without Portfolio||[[John Falvey]] |
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|Minister for Social Services||[[Vijay R. Singh]] |
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|colspan=2|Source: [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-326774875/view?partId=nla.obj-326821342#page/n21/mode/1up Pacific Islands Monthly] |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of members of the Parliament of Fiji (1966–1972)]] |
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==References== |
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General elections were held in Fiji between 26 September and 8 October 1966,[1] the last before independence in 1970 and the first held under universal suffrage.[2] The result was a victory for the Alliance Party, which won 23 of the 34 elected seats. Its leader Kamisese Mara became the country's first Chief Minister the following year.
Background
[edit]A constitutional conference was held in London in 1965, which resulted in the Legislative Council being reorganised to consist of 36 seats; 14 for Fijians and other Pacific Islanders (two of which were nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs), 12 for Indo-Fijians and 10 for all other ethnic groups.[2] The total number of registered voters was 156,683; 75,768 Indo-Fijians, 74,575 Fijians and 6,340 General electors.[1]
Members of the Legislative Council were elected from two types of constituencies; communal and cross-voting, with voters being able to cast four votes each. Each voter cast a single vote in one of the 25 communal constituencies, in which they could only vote for a candidate of their own ethnicity. In the three three-seat cross-voting constituencies, voters voted for a candidate from each of the three ethnic groups.[2]
Campaign
[edit]For the first time, the elections were a largely partisan event, dominated by the Fijian Alliance Party and the Indo-Fijian Federation Party.[2] A total of 79 candidates contested the elections, three of which were women.[3]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Alliance Party | 214,872 | 51.94 | 23 | |
Federation Party | 113,310 | 27.39 | 9 | |
National Democratic Party | 6,874 | 1.66 | 0 | |
Independents | 78,644 | 19.01 | 2 | |
Nominated members | 2 | |||
Total | 413,700 | 100.00 | 36 | |
Valid votes | 413,700 | 93.16 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 30,372 | 6.84 | ||
Total votes | 444,072 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Fiji Elections |
By constituency
[edit]Seat | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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Fijian seats | |||||
Cakaudrove | Jone Naisara | Alliance Party | 4,908 | Elected | |
Anare M. Tuidraki | Independent | 949 | |||
Invalid votes | 314 | – | |||
Lau–Rotuma | Jonati Mavoa | Alliance Party | Unopposed | Elected | |
Lomaiviti/Kadavu | Solomone Momoivalu | Alliance Party | Unopposed | Elected | |
Macuata/Bua | Emosi Vuakatagane | Alliance Party | 2,885 | Elected | |
Militoni Vereaqali Leweniqila | Independent | 1,774 | |||
Invalid votes | 207 | – | |||
North West Viti Levu | Sakeasi Waqanivavalagi | Alliance Party | 6,354 | Elected | |
Isaia Vakabua | Independent | 1,670 | |||
Jone Ravunakana | Independent | 1,268 | |||
Invalid votes | 191 | – | |||
Rewa–Suva | Alipate Sikivou | Alliance Party | 4,427 | Elected | |
Jone Cure Mataitini | Independent | 1,779 | |||
Noa Niubalavu Nawalowalo | Independent | 1,268 | |||
Invalid votes | 158 | – | |||
South Central Viti Levu | David Toganivalu | Alliance Party | 4,368 | Elected | |
Penaia Lalabalavu Latianara | Independent | 981 | |||
Meli Radelaiburelevu Loki | Independent | 873 | |||
Ifereimi Nakaiwalu | Independent | 205 | |||
Invalid votes | 182 | – | |||
South West Viti Levu | Peniame Naqasima | Alliance Party | 5,600 | Elected | |
Apisai Tora | National Democratic Party | 2,632 | |||
Invalid votes | 133 | – | |||
Tailevu | William Brown Toganivalu | Alliance Party | 3,347 | Elected | |
Livai Volavola | Independent | 1,530 | |||
Meli Saronicava Baleilakeba | Independent | 383 | |||
Invalid votes | 187 | – | |||
Council of Chiefs nominees | George Cakobau | Elected | |||
Losalini Raravuya Dovi | Elected | ||||
General seats | |||||
Eastern and Central | Wesley Barrett | Alliance Party | 816 | Elected | |
Robert Spowart | Independent | 132 | |||
Invalid votes | 11 | – | |||
Northern | Harold Brockett Gibson | Independent | 392 | Elected | |
Fred Archibald | Independent | 292 | Unseated | ||
Hugh Thaggard | Independent | 151 | |||
Lawrence Simpson | Independent | 73 | |||
Invalid votes | 33 | – | |||
Suva | John Falvey | Alliance Party | 1,544 | Re-elected | |
Charles Stinson | Independent | 1,384 | Elected | ||
William Yee | Alliance Party | 1,381 | Elected | ||
Margaret Bain | Alliance Party | 1,288 | |||
Invalid votes | 4 | – | |||
West Viti Levu | Ronald Kermode | Alliance Party | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
Robin Yarrow | Alliance Party | Unopposed | Elected | ||
Indo-Fijian seats | |||||
North-East Vanua Levu | James Madhavan | Federation Party | 5,049 | 66.9 | Re-elected |
Gaya Prasad | Independent | 2,494 | 33.1 | ||
Invalid votes | 320 | – | |||
North-East Viti Levu | C. A. Shah | Federation Party | 3,799 | 58.2 | Re-elected |
Vishnu Deo | Alliance Party | 1,955 | 30.0 | ||
V. P. Bajpai | Independent | 770 | 11.8 | ||
Invalid votes | 100 | – | |||
North Eastern | Ram Jati Singh | Federation Party | 2,328 | 65.3 | Elected |
Harish Chandra Kohli | Independent | 1,238 | 34.7 | ||
Invalid votes | 206 | – | |||
North-West Viti Levu | R. D. Patel | Federation Party | 4,704 | Elected | |
James Shankar Singh | Alliance Party | 4,421 | |||
Invalid votes | 104 | – | |||
South-Central Viti Levu | M. T. Khan | Federation Party | 4,380 | Elected | |
Ramanlal I. Kapadia | Independent | 1,650 | |||
B.D. Moti | Independent | 67 | |||
B. D. Lakshman | Independent | 24 | |||
Invalid votes | 150 | – | |||
South-West Viti Levu | A. D. Patel | Federation Party | 7,601 | Re-elected | |
Ayodhya Prasad | Alliance Party | 4,025 | |||
Invalid votes | 167 | – | |||
Suva | Irene Jai Narayan | Federation Party | 5,676 | 67.1 | Elected |
Andrew Deoki | Independent | 2,779 | 32.9 | Unseated | |
Invalid votes | 108 | – | |||
Tailevu-Rewa | K. C. Ramrakha | Federation Party | 3,220 | 71.5 | Elected |
K. B. Singh | Independent | 677 | 15.1 | ||
Ram Lochan Regan | Independent | 604 | 13.4 | ||
Invalid votes | 105 | – | |||
West Viti Levu Indian | Sidiq Koya | Federation Party | 6,318 | Re-elected | |
Jaswant Singh | Independent | 2,221 | |||
C. A. Patel | Independent | 19 | |||
Invalid votes | 201 | – | |||
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Cross-voting seats | ||||||
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Constituency | Ethnic group | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
Central | Fijian | Edward Cakobau | Alliance Party | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
General | Douglas Walkden-Brown | Alliance Party | 21,208 | Elected | ||
James Ah Koy | Independent | 5,604 | ||||
David Whippy | Independent | 2,622 | ||||
Trevor McNally | Independent | 976 | ||||
Invalid votes | 11,518 | – | ||||
Indo-Fijian | Abdul Lateef | Alliance Party | 15,498 | Elected | ||
Madho Singh Tikaram | Federation Party | 13,487 | ||||
C. P. Singh | Independent | 7,939 | Unseated | |||
Shiu Narayan Kanhai | Independent | 1,505 | ||||
M. Columbus | Independent | 1,077 | ||||
M. Azam | Independent | 987 | ||||
Invalid votes | 1,584 | – | ||||
Northern and Eastern | Fijian | Kamisese Mara | Alliance Party | 26,025 | Re-elected | |
Nemani Waka | Independent | 8,635 | ||||
Informal | 885 | – | ||||
General | Lindsay Verrier | Alliance Party | Unopposed | Elected | ||
Indo-Fijian | Vijay R. Singh | Alliance Party | 26,634 | Elected | ||
Vijay Singh | Federation Party | 8,068 | ||||
Invalid votes | 808 | – | ||||
Western | Fijian | Joshua Toganivalu | Alliance Party | 25,960 | Elected | |
Penaia Rokovuni | Federation Party | 23,171 | ||||
Isikeli Nadalo | National Democratic Party | 4,242 | ||||
Invalid votes | 2,085 | – | ||||
General | Loloma Livingston | Alliance Party | 23,768 | Elected | ||
Peter Davis | Independent | 22,677 | ||||
Invalid votes | 8,882 | – | ||||
Indo-Fijian | K. S. Reddy | Alliance Party | 28,200 | Elected | ||
Deo Narayan | Federation Party | 25,509 | ||||
Invalid votes | 1,729 | – | ||||
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly |
Aftermath
[edit]Following the elections, the two independents joined the Alliance Party.[2] A new government was formed with Kamisese Mara as Leader of Government Business.[4] The Executive Council consisted of six elected members and four civil servants.[5]
1966 Executive Council | |
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Position | Member |
Leader of Government Business | Kamisese Mara |
Natural Resources | |
Attorney General | Justin Lewis |
Acting Chief Secretary | Ian Thomson |
Commerce, Industry and Tourism | Edward Cakobau |
Communications and Works | Charles Stinson |
Financial Secretary | Harry Richie |
Secretary for Fijian Affairs and Local Government | Penaia Ganilau |
Social Services | Vijay R. Singh |
Undersecretary for Social Services | K. S. Reddy |
Without portfolio | John Falvey |
At the first meeting of the Legislative Council on 11 November, Ronald Kermode was elected Speaker unopposed, with James Madhavan elected Deputy Speaker.[6]
Full ministerial government was introduced on 1 September 1967. On the same day, the Federation Party MLCs walked out of the Legislative Council.[7] After they missed three meetings, the nine Indo-Fijian communal seats were declared vacant and a series of by-elections held in 1968.
1967 Cabinet | |
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Position | Minister |
Chief Minister | Kamisese Mara |
Minister for Commerce, Industry and Labour | Edward Cakobau |
Minister for Communications, Works and Tourism | Charles Stinson |
Minister for Fijian Affairs and Local Government | Penaia Ganilau |
Minister for Finance | Harry Richie |
Minister for Natural Resources | Douglas Walkden-Brown |
Minister without Portfolio | John Falvey |
Minister for Social Services | Vijay R. Singh |
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Militant Indians active as Fiji goes to the polls Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1966, p9
- ^ a b c d e 1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections Fiji Elections
- ^ "79 At The Barriers For Fiji's Biggest Election", Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1966, pp13–14
- ^ Ratu Mara heads Fiji's new government Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1966, p10
- ^ Fiji's new government Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1966, p11
- ^ Fiji's New Opposition Gets Down To Business Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1966, p9
- ^ And in Fiji the phrase is, 'We won't co-operate' Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1967, pp19–20