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{{Short description|Former electoral constituency in Fiji}}
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'''Salabula Tamavua Open''' is an [[electoral division]] of [[Fiji]], one of 25 [[Open Constituencies (Fiji)|open constituencies]] elected by [[universal suffrage]] (the remaining 46 seats, called [[Communal Constituencies (Fiji)|communal constituencies]], are allocated by ethnicity). Like the other open electorates, it came into being in [[1999]] and was used for the [[Elections in Fiji|parliamentary elections]] of [[Fiji election of 1999|1999]], [[Fiji election of 2001|2001]], and [[Fiji election of 2006|2006]]. It is located in the Greater [[Suva]] metropolitan area.
'''Samabula Tamavua 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 of Fiji|1997 Constitution]], it came into being in 1999 and was used for the [[Elections in Fiji|parliamentary elections]] of [[1999 Fijian general election|1999]], [[2001 Fijian general election|2001]], and [[2006 Fijian general election|2006]]. It was located in the Greater [[Suva]] metropolitan area.


The [[2013 Constitution of Fiji|2013 Constitution]] promulgated by the [[Republic of Fiji Military Forces|Military]]-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of [[proportional representation]], with the entire country voting as a single electorate.
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== Election results ==


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== Election results ==
In the following tables, the ''primary vote'' refers to [[Voting system of Fiji|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]]'').
In the following tables, the ''primary vote'' refers to [[Electoral system of Fiji|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-runoff voting|instant run-off voting]]'').


=== [[Fiji election of 1999|1999]] ===
=== [[1999 Fijian general election|1999]] ===
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|td width="27%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Candidate'''||td width="45%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political party'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br>(primary)'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br>(final)'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''
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|[[Tupeni Baba]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||5,361||40.38||7,750||58.37
|[[Tupeni Baba]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||5,361||40.38||7,750||58.37
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|[[James Raman|James Raghwan Raman]]||[[National Federation Party (Fiji)|National Federation Party]] (NFP)||4,726||35.59||5,528||41.63
|[[James Raman|James Raghwan Raman]]||[[National Federation Party]] (NFP)||4,726||35.59||5,528||41.63
|-
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|[[Raymond Nair]]||[[Christian Democratic Alliance (Fiji)|Christian Democratic Alliance]] (VLV)||1,269||9.56||...||...
|[[Raymond Nair]]||[[Christian Democratic Alliance (Fiji)|Christian Democratic Alliance]] (VLV)||1,269||9.56||...||...
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|[[Viliame Tunidau|Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau]]||[[Fijian Association Party]] (FAP)||1,024||7.71||...||...
|[[Viliame Tunidau|Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau]]||[[Fijian Association Party]] (FAP)||1,024||7.71||...||...
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|[[Sovea Tabua]]||[[Fijian Political Party]] (SVT)||565||4.26||...||...
|[[Sovea Tabua]]||[[Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei]] (SVT)||565||4.26||...||...
|-
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|[[Peceli Vuniwa]]||[[Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (Fiji)|Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party]] (NVTLP)||333||2.99||...||...
|[[Peceli Vuniwa]]||[[Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (Fiji)|Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party]] (NVTLP)||333||2.99||...||...
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=== [[Fiji election of 2001|2001]] ===
=== [[2001 Fijian general election|2001]] ===
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|td width="27%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Candidate'''||td width="45%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political party'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br />(primary)'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br />(final)'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''
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|td width="27%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Candidate'''||td width="45%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political party'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br>(primary)'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br>(final)'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''
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|[[Manoa Dobui]]||[[United Fiji Party]] (SDL)||3,597||30.66||6,611||56.36
|[[Manoa Dobui]]||[[Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua]] (SDL)||3,597||30.66||6,611||56.36
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|[[Tomasi Canuwale]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||4,008||34.17||5,119||43.64
|[[Tomasi Canuwale]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||4,008||34.17||5,119||43.64
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|[[Tupeni Baba]]||[[New Labour Unity Party (Fiji)|New Labour Unity Party]] (NLUP)||1,834||15.64||...||...
|[[Tupeni Baba]]||[[New Labour Unity Party]] (NLUP)||1,834||15.64||...||...
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|[[Taufa Vakatale]]||[[Fijian Political Party]] (SVT)||848||7.23||...||...
|[[Taufa Vakatale]]||[[Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei]] (SVT)||848||7.23||...||...
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|[[James Raman|James Raghwan Raman]]||[[National Federation Party (Fiji)|National Federation Party]] (NFP)||811||6.91||...||...
|[[James Raman|James Raghwan Raman]]||[[National Federation Party]] (NFP)||811||6.91||...||...
|-
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|[[Viliame Tunidau|Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau]]||[[Dodonu ni Taukei]] (DNT)||632||5.39||...||...
|[[Viliame Tunidau|Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau]]||[[Dodonu ni Taukei]] (DNT)||632||5.39||...||...
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=== [[Fiji election of 2006|2006]] ===
=== [[2006 Fijian general election|2006]] ===
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|td width="27%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Candidate'''||td width="45%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political party'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br />(primary)'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br />(final)'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''
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|td width="27%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Candidate'''||td width="45%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political party'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br>(primary)'''||td width="10%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Votes<br>(final)'''||td width="4%" style="border-bottom:3px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''%'''
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|[[Monica Raghwan]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||5,332||40.15||7,162||53.93
|[[Monica Raghwan]]||[[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP)||5,332||40.15||7,162||53.93
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|[[Tupeni Baba]]||[[United Fiji Party]] (SDL)||5,939||44.72||6,118||46.07
|[[Tupeni Baba]]||[[Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua]] (SDL)||5,939||44.72||6,118||46.07
|-
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|[[Filipe Bole]]||[[National Alliance Party of Fiji|National Alliance Party]] (NAPF)||961||7.24||...||...
|[[Filipe Bole]]||[[National Alliance Party of Fiji|National Alliance Party]] (NAPF)||961||7.24||...||...
|-
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|[[Pramod Rae]]||[[National Federation Party (Fiji)|National Federation Party]] (NFP)||666||5.02||...||...
|[[Pramod Rae]]||[[National Federation Party]] (NFP)||666||5.02||...||...
|-
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|[[Manoa Dobui]]||[[United Peoples Party (Fiji)|United Peoples Party]] (UPP)||290||2.18||...||...
|[[Manoa Dobui]]||[[United Peoples Party (Fiji)|United Peoples Party]] (UPP)||290||2.18||...||...
|-
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|[[Pita Nacuva|Pita Kewa Nacuva]]||[[United Fiji Party]] (SDL)||92||0.69||...||...
|[[Pita Nacuva|Pita Kewa Nacuva]]||[[Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua]] (SDL)||92||0.69||...||...
|-
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|colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''13,280'''||'''100.00'''||'''13,280'''||'''100.00'''
|colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''13,280'''||'''100.00'''||'''13,280'''||'''100.00'''
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==

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

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Samabula Tamavua 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 was located in the Greater Suva metropolitan area.

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

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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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Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)		 % Votes
(final)		 %
Tupeni Baba Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,361 40.38 7,750 58.37
James Raghwan Raman National Federation Party (NFP) 4,726 35.59 5,528 41.63
Raymond Nair Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,269 9.56 ... ...
Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau Fijian Association Party (FAP) 1,024 7.71 ... ...
Sovea Tabua Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 565 4.26 ... ...
Peceli Vuniwa Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 333 2.99 ... ...
Total 13,278 100.00 13,278 100.00

2001

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Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)		 % Votes
(final)		 %
Manoa Dobui Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 3,597 30.66 6,611 56.36
Tomasi Canuwale Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,008 34.17 5,119 43.64
Tupeni Baba New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 1,834 15.64 ... ...
Taufa Vakatale Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 848 7.23 ... ...
James Raghwan Raman National Federation Party (NFP) 811 6.91 ... ...
Viliame Saulekaleka Tunidau Dodonu ni Taukei (DNT) 632 5.39 ... ...
Total 11,730 100.00 11,730 100.00

2006

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Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)		 % Votes
(final)		 %
Monica Raghwan Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,332 40.15 7,162 53.93
Tupeni Baba Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 5,939 44.72 6,118 46.07
Filipe Bole National Alliance Party (NAPF) 961 7.24 ... ...
Pramod Rae National Federation Party (NFP) 666 5.02 ... ...
Manoa Dobui United Peoples Party (UPP) 290 2.18 ... ...
Pita Kewa Nacuva Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 92 0.69 ... ...
Total 13,280 100.00 13,280 100.00

Sources

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