Ba (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Ba 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. The population was predominantly Indo-Fijian and the electorate was a stronghold of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) throughout its history.

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

1999

Candidate	Political party	Votes	%
Mahendra Chaudhry	Fiji Labour Party (FLP)	10,358	60.97
Diwan Chand Shankar	National Federation Party (NFP)	5,285	31.11
Savenaca Nabeka	Party of National Unity (PANU)	809	4.76
Daben Singh	Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV)	490	2.88
Saimoni Baleirewa	Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)	46	0.27
Total		16,988	100.00

2001

Candidate	Political party	Votes	%
Mahendra Chaudhry	Fiji Labour Party (FLP)	9,651	65.07
Ram Lagendra	National Federation Party (NFP)	5,181	34.93
Total		14,832	100.00

2006

Candidate	Political party	Votes	%
Mahendra Chaudhry	Fiji Labour Party (FLP)	10,709	63.27
Ram Lajendra	National Federation Party (NFP)	2,981	17.61
Faiaaz Ali	Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)	2,737	16.17
Savenaca Nabeka	Party of National Unity (PANU)	283	1.67
John Nacamavuto Dunn	National Alliance Party (NAPF)	139	0.82
Jale Baba	Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)	60	0.35
Ralulu Rusila	National Alliance Party (NAPF)	16	0.09
Total		16,925	100.00

Sources

Electoral divisions of Fiji

Open Constituencies	Ba Bua Macuata West Cakaudrove West Cunningham Labasa Lami Lau Taveuni Rotuma Laucala Lautoka Lomaivuna Namosi Kadavu Macuata East Magodro Nadi Nadroga Nasinu Rewa Nausori Naitasiri Ra Samabula Tamavua Suva City Serua Navosa Tavua Tailevu North Ovalau Tailevu South Lomaiviti Vuda Yasawa Nawaka

Fijian Communal Constituencies	Ba East Ba West Bua Cakaudrove East Cakaudrove West Kadavu Lau Lomaiviti Macuata Nadroga Navosa Naitasiri Namosi Nasinu Urban North East Urban North West Urban Ra Rewa Serua South West Suva City Tailevu North Tailevu South Tamavua Laucala Urban

Indian Communal Constituencies	Ba East Ba West Labasa Labasa Rural Laucala Lautoka City Lautoka Rural Macuata East Cakaudrove Nadi Rural Nadi Urban Nadroga Nasinu Suva City Tailevu Rewa Tavua Vanua Levu West Viti Levu South Kadavu Viti Levu East Maritime Vuda

Rotuman Communal Constituencies	Rotuma

General electors Communal Constituencies	North Eastern Suva City West Central

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