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Revision as of 14:37, 26 December 2022
FijiFirst | |
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| Leader | Frank Bainimarama |
| President | Tema Varo[1] |
| Secretary-General | Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum |
| Founded | 31 March 2014 |
| Registered | 30 May 2014 |
| Headquarters | 96 Brown Street, Suva |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Light blue |
| Slogan | The best future for all Fijians |
| Parliament of Fiji | 26 / 55
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2006–2022
2022–2023
Timeline
General elections
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FijiFirst (Template:Lang-fj) is a liberal political party in Fiji. The party was formed in March 2014 by then Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama.
Formation
The party was launched on 31 March 2014 with Bainimarama beginning a nationwide tour of the country in a campaign bus to collect the obligatory 5000 signatures necessary to register a political party.[4] The party collected over 40,000 signatures for its registration.[5]
Bainimarama says FijiFirst is a name that encompasses his political beliefs.[6] He listed his first candidate[discuss] and party president Jiko Luveni.[7]
The party appointed former Fiji Labour Party senator Bijai Prasad as one of its Vice Presidents as well as the current Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum as the party General secretary. Bijai Prasad resigned as VP a day later citing a criminal conviction for larceny in the 1980s for which he had served jail time.[8] The Tui Macuata, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere was also selected as a vice president of the party. Vimlesh Kumar who is an accountant and an affiliate member of CPA Australia is listed as the treasurer.[9]
The party's application for registration resulted in six complaints,[10] including one claiming that "Fiji 1st" was previously used by another party.[11] Despite this, the party was registered on 30 May 2014.[12]
2014 election
The party released its first batch of 21 candidates on July 25, 2014[13] with Frank Bainimarama heading the list. As a result of the 2014 Fijian general elections, the party won 293,714 votes, 59.2% of all those who voted (495,105 voters), giving the party a clear majority with 32 of the 50 Parliamentary seats.[14]
2018 election
The party ran 51 candidates in the 2018 elections, ten of which were women.[15] FijiFirst won the 2018 general elections with a reduced majority from the 2014 elections. FijiFirst accumulated 227,241 of the votes that resulted on the party gaining 50.02% that allocated to 27 seats enough for the party to govern alone within a slim majority.[16][17]
2022 election
Despite remaining the first party in the 2022 election FijiFirst saw its vote share reducing again down to 42.55%, causing the party to lose its majority in the Parliament.[18] With only 3 seats the SODELPA emerged as kingmaker,[19] and after 6 days of negotiations it decided to support a PAP-led cabinet, effectively ending FijiFirst's eight-year tenure and Bainimarama's 16-year premiership.[20]
Electoral history
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2014 | Frank Bainimarama | 293,714 | 59.17% | 32 / 50
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| 2018 | 227,241 | 52.94% | 27 / 51
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| 2022 | 200,246 | 42.55% | 26 / 55
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References
- ^ N, Edwin; FBCNews. "FijiFirst appoints new party President". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Ratuva, Steven; Lawson, Stephanie, eds. (2016). The People Have Spoken: The 2014 Elections in Fiji. ANU Press. p. 149. ISBN 9781760460020.
- ^ "Fiji to stay secular state: Bainimarama".
- ^ "'I want a new Fiji' - Fiji Times Online". Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ "Fiji's Bainimarama lodges party application - Radio New Zealand News". 5 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "Pacific.scoop.co.nz » Fiji First unveiled as Bainimarama's new party name for elections". Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ "Fiji First registration now weeks away - Radio New Zealand News". 25 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ "FijiFirst man quits over criminal record". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "I did not have to think twice - Tui Macuata". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "Fiji First Party approval outlined". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "Fiji First party registration decried". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "Fijian PM's Fiji First party officially registered". Shanghai Daily. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ Swamy, Nasik. "FijiFirst candidates". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 Election Results". Fiji Elections Office. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "Six political parties to contest Fijian elections". RNZ. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "2018 General Election: FijiFirst wins and will form next government". The Fiji Times. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Talebula Kate (18 November 2018). "2018 General Election: FijiFirst secures 27 seats to form government". Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Fijivillage. "Final results out with no party securing more than 50 percent of the total votes in the 2022 general elections". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "SODELPA is kingmaker". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Fiji has a new coalition government; Rabuka to be PM". RNZ. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
