Politics of Fiji - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Fiji. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Fiji.
e • d Summary of the 6-13 May 2006 Fiji House of Representatives election results
Parties Votes % Seats +/-
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 342,352 44.59 36 +2
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 300,797 39.18 31 +4
National Federation Party (NFP) 47,615 6.20 0 -1
National Alliance Party of Fiji (NAPF) 22,504 2.93 0
United Peoples Party (UPP) 6,474 0.84 2 +1
Party of National Unity (PANU) 6,226 0.81 0
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 3,657 0.48 0
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 238 0.03 0
National Democratic Party (NDP) 123 0.02 0
Party of Truth (POTT) 51 0.01 0
Social Liberal Multicultural Party (SLM) 49 0.01 0
Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) 20 0.00 0
Justice and Freedom Party (JFP) 18 0.00 0
Independents 37,571 4.89 2
New Labour Unity Party Didn't contest 0 -2
Total 767,695 71 71
Source: Elections Office of Fiji. The former Conservative Alliance with six seats merged into the SDL. SDL got two seats less than SDL and CA together.

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