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|
Fiji 2001 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Dates of
Election
|
August
25 - September 1, 2001*
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Mixed
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
71
**
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Fiji
United Party (SDL) |
32
|
26.0%
|
| Fiji
Labour Party (FLP) |
27
|
34.8%
|
| Conservative
Alliance (MV) |
6
|
9.9%
|
| New
Labour Unity Party (NLUP) |
2
|
4.5%
|
|
National Federation Party (NFP) |
1
|
10.1%
|
|
United General Party (UGP) |
1
|
0.5%
|
| Independents |
2
|
2.7%
|
* with balloting in
one constituency on September 19-22, 2001.
** Twenty-five
seats were open to all races, with 23 reserved for Melanesians, 19 for
Indians, 3 for general voters, and one for Rotuman Islanders.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Fiji). [Internet]. 7 January 2003.
| Population
Size |
-
|
| Registered
Voters |
468
772
|
|
Total Votes
|
379
954
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
81.05%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
11.70%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Fiji. [Internet]. International IDEA. 15 May 2002.
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