Thursday 23 February 2017

1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections


The 1966 general election was the first election held in Fiji under Universal adult suffrage. The 1965 London constitutional conference resulted in a 36 member Legislative Council, where fourteen seats were reserved for Fijian (ethnic Fijians, Rotumans and Other Pacific Islanders), 12 seats were reserved for Indians and 10 seats were reserved for General voters who included Europeans, Part-Europeans, Chinese, Part-Chinese and others who did not fit into the first two categories.

There were two types of seats - communal and cross-voting. In communal constituencies a voter could only vote for a candidate of his racial group. There were a total of 25 communal seats - nine for Fijians, nine for Indians and seven for General Electors. There were also three cross-voting constituencies where members, each of which returned three members, one for each racial group. In these constituencies all the voters voters voted to elect a Fijian, an Indian and a General member. Thus each voter had four votes. There were also two members nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs

For the first time in Fiji's history, the elections was mainly between two political parties - The Alliance Party and the Federation Party. The Federation Party managed to win only the nine Indian Communal seats, whereas the Alliance won all the rest except two that were won by independents who later joined the Alliance. After the election a Ministerial system of Government was established with Kamisese Mara as Chief Minister and A.D. Patel as Leader of Opposition.

Fijian Communal Constituencies

Lau-Rotuma Fijian Communal
Jonate Mavoa (Alliance)unopposed*

Lomaiviti/Kadavu Fijian Communal
Solomone Momoivalu (Alliance)unopposed*

Rewa - Suva Fijian Communal
Alipate Vuate Sikivou (Alliance)4,427*
Jone Cure Mataitini1,779
Noa Niubalavu Nawalowalo1,268
Informal158

Tailevu Fijian Communal
William Brown Toganivalu (Alliance)3,347*
Livai Volavola1,580
Meli Saronicava Baleilakeba383
Informal187
% turnout83.0%

North West Viti Levu Fijian Communal
Sakeasi Waqanivavalagi (Alliance)6,354*
Isaia Vakabua1,670
Jone Ravunakana1,268
Informal191
% turnout79.2%*

Cakaudrove Fijian Communal
Jone Naisara (Alliance)4,908*
Anare M. Tuidraki949
Informal314
% turnout85.1%

South West Viti Levu Fijian Communal
Peniame Naqasima (Alliance)5,600*
Apisai Tora (Nat. Dem.)2,632
Informal133
* turnout83.2%

South Central Viti Levu Fijian Communal
David Toganivalu (Alliance)4,368*
Penaia Lalabalavu Latianara981
Meli Radelaiburelevu Loki873
Ifereimi Nakaiwalu205
Informal182
% turnout81.3%

Macuata/Bua Fijian Communal
Emosi Vuakatagane (Alliance)2,885*
Militoni Vereaqali Leweniqila1,774
Informal207
% voted79.1%

Council of Chiefs nominees

George Cakobaunominated*
Losalini Dovinominated*

Fijian Cross-Voting Constituencies

Northern and Eastern Fijian
Kamisese Mara (Alliance)26,025*
Nemani Waka8,635
Informal885

Western Fijian
Joshua Toganivalu (Alliance)25,960*
Penaia Rokovuni (Federation)23,171
Isikeli Nadalo (Nat. Dem.)4,242
Informal2,085

Central Fijian
Edward Cakobau (Alliance)unopposed*

Indian Communal Constituencies

South-West Viti Levu Indian
Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party)7,601*  64.4%
Ayodhya Prasad (Alliance Party)4,205  35.6%
Informal167  
% voted90.5%


South-West Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party)7,903*  74.0%
Manikam Vasagam Pillai (Alliance Party)2,772
  26.0%
% voted84.6%

West Viti Levu Indian
Siddiq Moidin Koya (Federation Party)6,318*  73.7%
Jaswant Singh (Independent)2,240
  26.1%
C. A. Patel (Independent)19
  0.2%
Informal201
% voted89.0%

West Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
Siddiq Moidin Koya (Federation Party)6,105*  77.9%
Saukat Ali Sahib (Alliance Party)1,734
  22.1%
% voted81.0%

North-West Viti Levu Indian
Raojibhai Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party)4,704*  51.7%
James Shankar Singh (Alliance Party)4,401
  48.3%
Informal104  
% voted94.7%

North-West Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
Raojibhai Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party)5,561*  63.3%
Kishore Nand Govind (Alliance Party)3,223
  36.7%
% voted90.7%

North-East Viti Levu Indian
Vishnu Deo  (Alliance Party)1,955
  30.0%
Chirag Ali Shah (Federation Party)3,799*  58.2%
V. P. Bajpai (Independent)770
  11.8%
Informal100  
% voted92.6%

North-East Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
M. T. Khan  (Alliance Party)1,777
  28.6%
Chiag Ali Shah (Federation Party)4,441*  71.4%
% voted88.0%

Tailevu-Rewa Indian
Karam Chand Ramrakha (Federation Party)3,220*  71.5%
Ram Lochan Regan (Independent)604
  13.4%
Kunwar Bachint Singh (Independent)677
  15.1%
Informal105  
% voted80.0%

Tailevu-Rewa Indian by-election 1968
Karam Chand Ramrakha (Federation Party)3,718*  91.9%
M. Y. Khan (Alliance Party)396
   8.1%
% voted73.3%

South-Central Viti Levu Indian
Ramanlal I. Kapadia (Independent)1,650
  27.3%
M. T. Khan (Federation Party)4,380*  72.3%
Brahma Dass Lakshman (Independent)24
   0.4%
Informal150  
% voted90.0%

South-Central Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
A. G. Prasad (Alliance Party)502
   9.3%
Ujagar Singh (Federation Party)4,878*  90.7%
% voted97.0%

Suva Indian
Andrew Indar Narayan Deoki (Independent)2,779
  32.9%
Irene Jai Narayan (Federation Party)5,676*  67.1%
Informal108  
% voted87.2%

Suva Indian by-election 1968
Prabhudas Kalyanji Bhindi (Alliance Party)892
  13.3%
Irene Jai Narayan (Federation Party)5,808*  86.7%
% voted67.9%

North-East Vanua Levu Indian
James Madhavan (Federation Party)5,049*  66.9%
Gaya Prasad (Independent)2,494
  33.1%
Informal320  
% voted87.0%

North-East Vanua Levu Indian by-election 1968
James Madhavan (Federation Party)5,870*  84.5%
Albert Jayant (Alliance Party)1,075
  15.5%
% voted79.0%

North Eastern Indian
Harish Chandra Kohli (Independent)1,238
  34.7%
Ramjati Singh (Federation Party)2,328*  65.3%
Informal206  
% voted81.0%

North Eastern Indian by-election 1968
R. D. Mishra (Alliance Party)455
  14.5%
Ramjati Singh (Federation Party)2,676*  85.5%
% voted74.3%

Indian Cross-Voting Constituencies

Northern and Eastern Indian
Vijay R. Singh (Alliance)26,634*
Vijay Singh (Federation)8,068
Informal808

Western Indian
Krishna Samy Reddy (Alliance)28,200*
Deo Narayan (Federation)25,509
Informal1,729

Central Indian
Abdul Lateef (Alliance)15,598*
Madho Singh Tikaram (Federation)13,487
C. P. Singh7,989
Shiu Narayan Kanhai1,505
M. Azam987
Informal1,584

General Communal Constituencies

Northern General
H. B. Gibson 392*
F. G. Archibald292
H. A. Thaggard151
L. H. Simpson73
Informal33
% turnout90.0%

West Viti Levu General
R. G. Kermode (Alliance)unopposed*
R. H. Yarrow (Alliance)unopposed*

Suva General
J. N. Falvey (Alliance)1544*
C. A. Stinson1,384*
H. W. Yee (Alliance)1.381*
M. Bain (Alliance)1,288
Informal4
% turnout89.6%

Eastern and Central General
W. M. Barrett (Alliance)816*
R. Spowart132
Informal11
& turnout86.0%

General Cross-Voting Constituencies

Northern and Eastern General
D. W. Brown (Alliance)21,208*
J. Ah Koy5,604
D. J. Whippy2,622
T. J. McNally976
Informal11,518

Western General
L. Livingston23,768*
P. K. Davis22,677
Informal8,882

Central General
Lindsay Verrier (Alliance)unopposed*

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