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Local elections in Fiji are held for two cities (Suva and Lautoka) and ten towns (Ba, Labasa, Lami, Levuka, Nadi, Nausori, Nasinu, Savusavu, Sigatoka, and Tavua).Each city or town has a council comprising between 8 and 20 members, elected for three-year terms, although the government announced legislation on 15 February 2006 to extend the term to four years.
On 31 October, the coalition government's nominee and incumbent speaker Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu was elected President of Fiji. The election took place during a roll call in Parliament, presided over by Deputy Speaker Lenora Qereqeretabua. Lalabalavu received 37 votes with support from all members of the People's Alliance, NFP and SODELPA ...
[1] [2] The Legislative Council elected in 1966 had 36 members. Twenty-five seats represented communal constituencies (nine indigenous Fijians, nine Indians, and seven General Electors ( Europeans , Chinese, and other minorities), elected on closed electoral rolls by voters registered as members of their respective ethnic groups.
Local elections were held in Fiji on 22 October 2005 to elect the councils of eleven municipalities. In Suva, the elections for the Suva City Council were postponed until 12 November due to the death of two candidates; the death of a candidate in Lautoka also resulted in the poll postponement in one of the four wards.
The 2006 Fijian coup d'etat resulted in the abrogation of the 1997 constitution and the interim military government issued the State Services Decree 2009 with section 4(1) of the decree establishing the Commission. [5] Since taking power, the interim military government on 24 May 2007 appointed new members of the Electoral Commission.
Bainimarama founded the FijiFirst party in 2014 and was acting prime minister until his party's victory in the general election that year. [3] [4] The 2018 general election resulted in FijiFirst losing five seats but retaining its parliamentary majority and remaining in office as a majority government.
Local elections were held in Fiji in October 2002. The results allowed the three major political parties, Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts. The elections, which take place every three years, were for two city councils and ten town councils ...
Toggle Election results subsection. 1.1 1999. 1.2 2001. 1.3 2001. 2 Sources. ... Lautoka City (Open Constituency, Fiji) is a former electoral district in Fiji. It is ...