Rotuma Communal is a former
electoral division of
Fiji, the sole
communal constituency reserved for citizens of
Rotuman descent. Established by the
1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the
parliamentary elections of
1999,
2001, and
2006. Its boundaries encompassed the entire nation; Rotuman-descendants anywhere in Fiji were eligible to vote for, and be a candidate for, this constituency. (Of the remaining 70 seats, 45 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called
Open Constituencies, were elected by
universal suffrage).
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).
