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Vanua Levu West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Vanua Levu West Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indians in Fiji, Indo-Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the Elections in Fiji, parliamentary elections of 1999 Fijian general election, 1999, 2001 Fijian general election, 2001, and 2006 Fijian general election, 2006. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open constituencies, Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered Bua Province, Bua Local government in Fiji, Province and other western areas of the northern island of Vanua Levu. The 2013 Constitution of Fiji, 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Division
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity. That legislative body, the state's constitution, or a body established for that purpose determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a Single-member district, single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who Residency (domicile), reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. The district representative or representatives may be elected by single-winner first past the post, first-past-the-post system, a multi-winner Proportional representation, proportional representative system, or another voting system, voting method. The district members may be selected by a direct elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
