Ba (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Former electoral constituency of Fiji

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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

1999


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mahendra Chaudhry	Labour	10,358	60.97
	Diwan Shankar	NFP	5,285	31.11
	Savenaca Nabeka	PANU	809	4.76
	Daben Singh	VLV	490	2.88
	Saimoni Baleirewa	SVT	46	0.27
Total			16,988	100.00

Registered voters/turnout			16,988	–
	Labour win

2001


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mahendra Chaudhry	Labour	9,651	65.07
	Ram Lagendra	NFP	5,181	34.93
Total			14,832	100.00

Registered voters/turnout			14,832	–
	Labour hold

2006


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mahendra Chaudhry	Labour	10,709	63.27
	Ram Lagendra	NFP	2,981	17.61
	Faiaaz Ali	SDL	2,737	16.17
	Savenaca Nabeka	PANU	283	1.67
	John Dunn	NAP	139	0.82
	Jale Baba	SDL	60	0.35
	Ralulu Rasila	NAP	16	0.09
Total			16,925	100.00

Registered voters/turnout			16,925	–
	Labour hold

Sources

v t e Electoral divisions of Fiji
Open 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

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Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)