Cannabis November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 thcscience_admin Former electoral constituency of Fiji Politics of Fiji Constitution History Executive President (list) Wiliame Katonivere Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Cabinet Attorney-General Siromi Turaga Leader of the Opposition Inia Seruiratu Legislative Parliament Speaker: Naiqama Lalabalavu Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Kamal Kumar Court of Appeal High Court Elections Electoral system Voting Political parties Post-independence elections 1972Mar 1977Sep 19771982198719921994199920012006201420182022Next Local government Recent local elections 20022005 Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister: Sitiveni Rabuka Diplomatic missions of / in Fiji Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Former and informal Monarchy Governor Governor-General Chief Minister Executive Council House of Representatives Constituencies Open Communal National Legislative Council Great Council of Chiefs Chairman Senate Vice-President Other countries Ba Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. The population was predominantly Indo-Fijian and the electorate was a stronghold of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) throughout its history. 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[edit] 1999[edit] CandidatePartyVotes%Mahendra ChaudhryLabour10,35860.97Diwan ShankarNFP5,28531.11Savenaca NabekaPANU8094.76Daben SinghVLV4902.88Saimoni BaleirewaSVT460.27Total16,988100.00Registered voters/turnout16,988–Labour win 2001[edit] CandidatePartyVotes%Mahendra ChaudhryLabour9,65165.07Ram LagendraNFP5,18134.93Total14,832100.00Registered voters/turnout14,832–Labour hold 2006[edit] CandidatePartyVotes%Mahendra ChaudhryLabour10,70963.27Ram LagendraNFP2,98117.61Faiaaz AliSDL2,73716.17Savenaca NabekaPANU2831.67John DunnNAP1390.82Jale BabaSDL600.35Ralulu RasilaNAP160.09Total16,925100.00Registered voters/turnout16,925–Labour hold Sources[edit] India Abroad Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts Electoral divisions of FijiOpen 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