Laucala (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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		Party	Votes	%
	Hikmat Singh Verma	Labour	8,816	77.84
	Attar Singh	NFP	2,510	22.16
Total			11,326	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			11,326	–
	Labour win

2001

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kamlesh Kumar Anya	Labour	8,778	87.28
	Vinod Lal	NFP	1,087	10.81
	Suresh Kumar	NLUP	192	1.91
Total			10,057	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,057	–
	Labour hold

2006

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dewan Chand	Labour	13,133	89.18
	Sundresan Gounder	NFP	828	5.62
	Praveen Chand	NAP	544	3.69
	Indar Shah	SDL	203	1.38
	Roshan Shah	JFP	18	0.12
Total			14,726	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			14,726	–
	Labour hold

Sources

• Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive
• Fiji Facts