Cunningham 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. It was located in the northern part of the greater Suva metropolitan area.
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 CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Joeli KalouFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,92643.956,74160.14Berenado VuniboboSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)4,38339.104,46839.86Saimoni LutuChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,56113.93......Josaia CucakeFijian Association Party (FAP)1,88016.77......Sonai NakunaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)6145.48......Vinod LalNational Federation Party410.37......Total11,209100.0011,209100.00
2001
CandidatePolitical partyVotes(primary)%Votes(final)%Solomone NaivaluSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)5,11041.606,90256.19Joeli KalouFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,02132.735,38243.81Iliesa Naituku SausauwaiConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,0198.30......Jiuta WakoloNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)8496.89......Bijend Prasad RamNational Federation Party (NFP)5434.42......Berenado VuniboboSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)5044.10......Lanieta Speight NaqasimaFijian Association Party (FAP)1281.04......Romanu NacevaDodonu ni Taukei (DNT)1100.90......Total12,284100.0012,284100.00
2006 CandidatePolitical partyVotes%Rajesh SinghSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)9,83151.13Ramesio RogovakalaliFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,49238.96Leoni TuisowaqaNational Alliance Party (NAPF)6593.43Aminiasi DelanaIndependent 5362.79Manuel Lui ArisaisNational Federation Party (NFP)4282.23Peni VatubaiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2251.17Joketani DelaiSocial Liberty Party490.25Total19,229100.00
Sources Psephos - Adam Carr's electoral archive Fiji Facts