Lau (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Lau Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered the Lau Islands archipelago and was coextensive with Lau Province.

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

Candidate	Political party	Votes	%
Adi Koila Nailatikau	Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV)	3,012	50.82
Viliame Cavubati	Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)	2,816	47.51
Isoa Tuinasaqalau	Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)	99	1.67
Total		5,927	100.00

2001

Candidate	Political party	Votes	%
Laisenia Qarase	Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)	5,219	91.48
Bogivitu Lotawa	Conservative Alliance (CAMV)	76	1.33
Vakatoto Biu Vulivakarua	Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)	246	4.31
Sailosi Vulawalu Halofaki	Independent	164	2.87
Total		5,705	100.00

2006

Candidate	Political party	Votes	%
Laisenia Qarase	Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)	4,896	93.33
Viliame Cavubati	National Alliance Party (NAPF)	350	6.67
Total		5,246	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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