Cakaudrove West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Cakaudrove West Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered western areas of Cakaudrove Province, in the southeastern part of the northern island of Vanua Levu.
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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
In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast. The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).
In the 1999 election, Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 5,460 | 68.94 |
| Salote Raikolo Qalo | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,910 | 24.12 |
| Tuisuva Voreqe | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 550 | 6.94 |
| Total | 7,920 | 100.00 | |
2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) | % | Votes (final) | % |
| Ratu Rakuita Saurara Vakalalabure | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 3,207 | 45.39 | 4,722 | 66.83 |
| Ilisoni Vaniqi Ligairi | Independent | 1,469 | 20.79 | 2,244 | 31.76 |
| Manasa Ramasirai Vaniqi | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 1,615 | 22.86 | ... | ... |
| Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili | Fijian Political Party (SVT) | 775 | 10.97 | ... | ... |
| Total | 7,066 | 100.00 | 7,066 | 100.00 | |
2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Niko Nawaikula | United Fiji Party (SDL) | 7,674 | 90.10 |
| Manasa Ramasirai Vaniqi | Independent | 607 | 7.13 |
| Josua Vosawale | National Federation Party (NFP) | 236 | 2.77 |
| Total | 8,517 | 100.00 | |