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Local elections were held in Fiji on 5 November 1972, with voters electing members of the councils of Lautoka and Suva. They were the first local elections after the common electoral roll was introduced.[1]
Results
[edit]Suva
[edit]In Suva, the Alliance Party won fourteen seats on the City Council and the National Federation Party six, with the Alliance Party's Peter Allan elected mayor.
Lautoka
[edit]In Lautoka, the National Federation Party won eight seats and the Alliance Party four, with the NFP's Hari Punja elected mayor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Trying out the common roll Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1972, p26