Laucala (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
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Laucala Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-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 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered northern suburbs of Suva, Fiji's capital.
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).
1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Hikmat Singh Verma | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,816 | 77.84 |
| Attar Singh | National Federation Party (NFP) | 2,510 | 22.16 |
| Total | 11,326 | 100.00 | |
2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Kamlesh Kumar Arya | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,778 | 87.28 |
| Vinod Lal | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,087 | 10.81 |
| Suresh Kumar | New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 192 | 1.91 |
| Total | 10,057 | 100.00 | |
2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Dewan Chand | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 13,133 | 89.18 |
| Sundresan Gounder | National Federation Party (NFP) | 828 | 5.62 |
| Praveen Chand | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 544 | 3.69 |
| Indar Shah | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 203 | 1.38 |
| Roshan Dildar Shah | Justice and Freedom Party | 18 | 0.12 |
| Total | 14,726 | 100.00 | |
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