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The current 55 elected members of the Parliament of Fiji were elected on 14 December 2022 in the 2022 general election. Member [1] Party Notes Rosy Akbar: FijiFirst:
As per the country's 2013 constitution, the President is appointed by the Parliament of Fiji with both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition nominating one name each to the Speaker. [5] To be nominated, candidates must hold only a Fijian citizenship and is not a member or holds any office in any political party. [6]
The final results which was released on 18 December showed no party able to secure a parliamentary majority, leading to the possibility of Fiji having a coalition government for the first time since the 2013 constitution came into effect. FijiFirst won a plurality of 26 seats, the People's Alliance gained 21, the NFP's share increased to five ...
The Senate in this time had 34 members (24 nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs and 1 by the Council of Rotuma; a further 9 were appointed by the President to represent non-indigenous Fijians). From 1999 onwards, the House of Representatives had 71 members.
The Parliament of Fiji consists of 55 members (plus a speaker) and is led by the prime minister, who is the leader of the largest party of government. The current Parliament was elected in the 2022 election , with a coalition of the People's Alliance , the National Federation Party (NFP), and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA ...
Recent local elections. 2002; 2005; ... Executive Council; House of Representatives ... Vice-President; Other countries; 51 elected members of the Parliament of Fiji ...
Fiji used the first past the post system for most of its history, but the new constitution in 1997–1998 agreed to replace it with the alternative vote (AV) system, allowing votes to be transferred from a low-polling candidate to other candidates, according to an order prescribed by the candidate, which may be customised by the elector.
Members of the party would also be unable to attended the next sitting of Parliament if their accounts are not submitted to the FEO by 15 June 2023. If the seats of these members are vacant, a by-election would be held. [7] On 14 March 2024 the High Court of Fiji convicted Bainimarama of attempting to pervert the course of justice. [8]