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In December 2020, following the resignation from Parliament of the former prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, after he had lost the leadership of SODELPA, Waqanika took his position in parliament as the candidate of SODELPA who had received the most votes in 2018 without being elected. Her appointment took the representation of women in Fiji's ...
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:
During the election campaign she advocated for women's rights and more women in parliament. [8] She won 1811 votes, winning the NFP's third seat in parliament. [9] As an MP she advocated for a more professional media [10] and the restoration of democracy in local government, [11] as well as for the use of the Fijian language in parliament. [12]
In the 2014 election she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highest-polling Fiji First candidate. [10] She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position. [11] Her place as an MP was taken by Laisenia Tuitubou. She was formally elected ...
Women in national legislatures (as of 1 September 2022) Country Lower House Upper House Last Election Seats Women % W Last Election Seats* Women % W Rwanda: 2018: 80 49 61.3 2019 26 9 34.6 Cuba: 2018: 586 313 53.4
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
In the 2018 elections she was the highest-polling woman and 5th highest overall candidate. [13] She gave her first speech to parliament on 30 November 2018. [14] In March 2020 she was arrested and charged with breaching the Public Order Act over social media comments about the government's Covid-19 response.
From 1970–2013, the Parliament of Fiji was bicameral with a House of Representatives and a Senate. From 2013, the Parliament of Fiji is a unicameral body.