278:
1469:
27:
97:
842:
asked
Alliance Party leader and incumbent Prime Minister Kamisese Mara to form a government, claiming that Mara was able to command a majority. However, in June the Alliance Party attempted to pass a motion of confidence in the government but lost as the sole Fijian Nationalist Party MP voted
1180:
1302:
608:
1337:
1306:
1274:
1284:
1264:
1313:
1244:
1200:
850:
and a rival NFP group running against each other in 24 seats. Koya's faction was symbolised by a dove, with the rival faction using a hibiscus flower
1317:
1160:
1328:
became
Minister of Tourism, transport and Civil Aviation and Waqanivavalagi added Lands and Mineral Resources to his Youth and Sport portfolio.
1735:
1325:
1190:
1457:
786:
1740:
1435:
1494:
732:
759:
835:
The March elections had seen the NFP win 26 seats, the
Alliance 24, the Fijian Nationalist Party one and an independent one.
644:
631:
627:
613:
1730:
1609:
1418:
1388:
1150:
804:
482:
41:
1403:
1368:
466:
693:
1094:
362:
65:
1450:
779:
320:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1489:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
477:
51:
1699:
1694:
1689:
722:
583:
578:
1720:
1443:
942:
921:
820:
772:
688:
601:
291:
157:
152:
1465:
1135:
963:
843:
against. At the end of June
Cakobau dissolved parliament, resulting in fresh elections being held.
824:
678:
562:
459:
454:
350:
1681:
727:
713:
708:
570:
429:
744:
683:
333:
241:
222:
1725:
900:
812:
418:
413:
251:
233:
147:
811:
and no party able to gain a majority. The new election resulted in a landslide win for the
298:
8:
1230:
703:
649:
1481:
434:
393:
387:
326:
1473:
1364:
1294:
854:
447:
316:
819:, which won 36 seats out of 52. It was aided by a split in the main opposition, the
673:
668:
268:
1321:
1254:
1210:
808:
639:
617:
345:
338:
846:
Prior to the elections, the NFP openly split in two, with the faction of leader
1170:
1140:
1128:
839:
739:
367:
1714:
1356:
1116:
1090:
866:
816:
355:
247:
229:
132:
127:
1220:
698:
1312:
In a cabinet reshuffle in
January 1981, Clark became Minister of Energy,
873:
was narrowly re-elected, with five
Alliance MPs being elected unopposed.
870:
422:
847:
277:
137:
1089:
Following the elections, Mara appointed a twelve-member cabinet.
857:
was given a six month jail sentence for inciting racial hatred.
96:
1324:
became
Minister of Labour, Industry Relations and Immigration,
1468:
800:
609:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
1197:
Minister of Labour, Industrial
Relations and Immigration
1389:
Overwhelming win for
Alliance in Fiji general election
1338:
List of members of the Parliament of Fiji (1977–1982)
838:
With divisions apparent in the NFP, Governor-General
1271:Minister of State for Lands and Mineral Resources
1207:Minister of Tourism, Transport and Civil Aviation
1712:
1305:later became Minister of Lands and Minerals and
1157:Minister of Commerce, Industry and Co-operatives
1125:Minister of Fijian Affairs and Rural Development
803:between 17 and 24 September 1977. They followed
217:
1359:, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001)
1451:
1361:Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II
780:
865:Koya lost his seat to a rival NFP candidate
1458:
1444:
1316:became Minister of Commerce and Industry,
853:In August Fijian Nationalist Party leader
787:
773:
1404:Fiji breathes a sigh of relief after poll
1217:Minister of Urban Development and Housing
823:(NFP) and a decline in support for the
1713:
19:September 1977 Fijian general election
1439:
1384:
1382:
1380:
1378:
1376:
1291:Minister of State for Youth and Sport
1147:Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
1060:
1047:
1034:
1021:
880:
799:Early general elections were held in
1736:1977 elections in the British Empire
1309:became Minister of Youth and Sport.
1227:Minister of Works and Communications
1241:Minister of State for Co-operatives
13:
1373:
1281:Minister of State for Home Affairs
14:
1752:
1261:Minister of State for Information
1741:September 1977 events in Oceania
1467:
922:National Federation Party–Flower
276:
95:
25:
1167:Minister of Education and Sport
1412:
1397:
1350:
943:National Federation Party–Dove
69:26 seats needed for a majority
1:
1343:
1251:Minister of State for Forests
830:
1084:
471:Post-independence elections
7:
1331:
1320:became Minister of Health,
1113:Minister of Foreign Affairs
10:
1757:
860:
1731:1977 elections in Oceania
1680:
1480:
1236:
1073:
1069:
1061:Registered voters/turnout
1056:
1043:
1030:
1017:
1000:
892:
889:
886:
883:
821:National Federation Party
215:
73:
62:
35:
23:
1431:
1424:, February 1981, pp31–32
1419:Fiji ministry is changed
1394:, November 1977, pp19–20
1095:Leader of the Opposition
964:Fijian Nationalist Party
825:Fijian Nationalist Party
694:House of Representatives
363:Leader of the Opposition
66:House of Representatives
1422:Pacific Islands Monthly
1407:Pacific Islands Monthly
1392:Pacific Islands Monthly
728:Great Council of Chiefs
1307:Sakiasi Waqanivavalagi
869:. Sole independent MP
815:led by Prime Minister
628:Diplomatic missions of
1123:Deputy Prime Minister
813:Alliance Party (Fiji)
1409:, December 1977, p10
1074:Source: Nohlen
807:which resulted in a
64:All 52 seats in the
47:17–24 September 1977
1275:Militoni Leweniqila
1231:James Shankar Singh
1177:Minister of Finance
1035:Invalid/blank votes
877:
723:Legislative Council
662:Former and informal
20:
1285:Solomone Momoivalu
1265:William Toganivalu
1187:Minister of Health
1048:Total ballots cast
876:
805:elections in March
394:Naiqama Lalabalavu
327:Wiliame Katonivere
180:Popular vote
18:
1721:Elections in Fiji
1708:
1707:
1482:General elections
1474:Elections in Fiji
1300:
1299:
1295:Vivekanand Sharma
1082:
1081:
855:Sakeasi Butadroka
797:
796:
689:Executive Council
645:Visa requirements
602:Foreign relations
467:Political parties
262:
261:
258:
257:
211:
210:
58:
57:
1748:
1472:
1471:
1460:
1453:
1446:
1437:
1436:
1425:
1416:
1410:
1401:
1395:
1386:
1371:
1354:
1314:David Toganivalu
1245:Livai Nasilivata
1201:David Toganivalu
1136:Attorney General
1100:
1099:
878:
875:
789:
782:
775:
679:Governor-General
563:Local government
455:Electoral system
351:Attorney-General
280:
269:Politics of Fiji
264:
263:
218:
118:
116:
107:
99:
75:
74:
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
21:
17:
1756:
1755:
1751:
1750:
1749:
1747:
1746:
1745:
1711:
1710:
1709:
1704:
1682:Local elections
1676:
1476:
1466:
1464:
1434:
1429:
1428:
1417:
1413:
1402:
1398:
1387:
1374:
1355:
1351:
1346:
1334:
1322:Tomasi Vakatora
1318:Mohammed Ramzan
1255:Josaia Tavaiqia
1211:Tomasi Vakatora
1181:Charles Stinson
1161:Mohammed Ramzan
1124:
1112:
1087:
863:
833:
809:hung parliament
793:
764:
760:Other countries
751:
750:
749:
663:
655:
654:
636:
624:
618:Sitiveni Rabuka
604:
594:
593:
588:
571:local elections
565:
555:
554:
549:
450:
440:
439:
430:Court of Appeal
409:
401:
400:
383:
375:
374:
339:Sitiveni Rabuka
312:
304:
303:
294:
271:
250:
245:
232:
227:
225:before election
216:
164:Seats won
119:
114:
112:
108:
103:
68:
63:
42:March 1977
31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1754:
1744:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1706:
1705:
1703:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1686:
1684:
1678:
1677:
1675:
1674:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1495:1871 (Jun-Jul)
1492:
1486:
1484:
1478:
1477:
1463:
1462:
1455:
1448:
1440:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1426:
1411:
1396:
1372:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1340:
1333:
1330:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1174:
1173:
1171:Semesa Sikivou
1168:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1151:Charles Walker
1148:
1144:
1143:
1141:Vijay R. Singh
1138:
1132:
1131:
1129:Penaia Ganilau
1126:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1111:Prime Minister
1108:
1107:
1104:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
998:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
961:
958:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
940:
937:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
919:
916:
915:
912:
909:
906:
903:
901:Alliance Party
898:
895:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
862:
859:
840:George Cakobau
832:
829:
795:
794:
792:
791:
784:
777:
769:
766:
765:
763:
762:
756:
753:
752:
748:
747:
745:Vice-President
742:
737:
736:
735:
725:
720:
719:
718:
717:
716:
711:
706:
699:Constituencies
691:
686:
684:Chief Minister
681:
676:
671:
665:
664:
661:
660:
657:
656:
653:
652:
647:
642:
635:
634:
623:
622:
621:
620:
605:
600:
599:
596:
595:
592:
591:
590:
589:
587:
586:
581:
575:
566:
561:
560:
557:
556:
553:
552:
551:
550:
548:
547:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
474:
469:
464:
463:
462:
451:
446:
445:
442:
441:
438:
437:
432:
427:
426:
425:
410:
407:
406:
403:
402:
399:
398:
397:
396:
384:
381:
380:
377:
376:
373:
372:
371:
370:
368:Inia Seruiratu
360:
359:
358:
348:
343:
342:
341:
334:Prime Minister
331:
330:
329:
313:
310:
309:
306:
305:
302:
301:
295:
290:
289:
286:
285:
282:
281:
273:
272:
267:
260:
259:
256:
255:
242:Prime Minister
237:
223:Prime Minister
213:
212:
209:
208:
205:
202:
197:
193:
192:
189:
186:
181:
177:
176:
173:
170:
165:
161:
160:
155:
150:
145:
141:
140:
135:
130:
125:
121:
120:
111:
109:
102:
100:
93:
89:
88:
85:
82:
79:
71:
70:
60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
33:
32:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1753:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1718:
1716:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1687:
1685:
1683:
1679:
1673:
1672:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1485:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1470:
1461:
1456:
1454:
1449:
1447:
1442:
1441:
1438:
1423:
1420:
1415:
1408:
1405:
1400:
1393:
1390:
1385:
1383:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1370:
1369:0-19-924959-8
1366:
1362:
1358:
1357:Dieter Nohlen
1353:
1349:
1339:
1336:
1335:
1329:
1327:
1323:
1319:
1315:
1310:
1308:
1304:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1122:
1121:
1118:
1117:Kamisese Mara
1115:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1092:
1091:Jai Ram Reddy
1077:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1059:
1053:
1050:
1046:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1027:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
999:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
981:
980:
976:
973:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
959:
955:
952:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
938:
934:
931:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
917:
913:
910:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
896:
879:
874:
872:
868:
867:Jai Ram Reddy
858:
856:
851:
849:
844:
841:
836:
828:
826:
822:
818:
817:Kamisese Mara
814:
810:
806:
802:
790:
785:
783:
778:
776:
771:
770:
768:
767:
761:
758:
757:
755:
754:
746:
743:
741:
738:
734:
731:
730:
729:
726:
724:
721:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
701:
700:
697:
696:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
666:
659:
658:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
637:
633:
629:
626:
625:
619:
615:
612:
611:
610:
607:
606:
603:
598:
597:
585:
582:
580:
577:
576:
574:
573:
572:
568:
567:
564:
559:
558:
546:
545:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
475:
473:
472:
470:
468:
465:
461:
458:
457:
456:
453:
452:
449:
444:
443:
436:
433:
431:
428:
424:
420:
419:Chief Justice
417:
416:
415:
414:Supreme Court
412:
411:
405:
404:
395:
391:
390:
389:
386:
385:
379:
378:
369:
366:
365:
364:
361:
357:
356:Siromi Turaga
354:
353:
352:
349:
347:
344:
340:
337:
336:
335:
332:
328:
325:
324:
322:
318:
315:
314:
308:
307:
300:
297:
296:
293:
288:
287:
284:
283:
279:
275:
274:
270:
266:
265:
254:
253:
249:
248:Kamisese Mara
244:
243:
238:
236:
235:
231:
230:Kamisese Mara
226:
224:
220:
219:
214:
206:
203:
201:
198:
195:
194:
190:
187:
185:
182:
179:
178:
174:
171:
169:
166:
163:
162:
159:
156:
154:
151:
149:
146:
143:
142:
139:
136:
134:
133:Jai Ram Reddy
131:
129:
128:Kamisese Mara
126:
123:
122:
117:
110:
106:
101:
98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
84:Second party
83:
80:
77:
76:
72:
67:
61:
54: →
53:
50:
48:
45:
43:
40:←
39:
38:
34:
22:
16:
1726:1977 in Fiji
1670:
1614:
1421:
1414:
1406:
1399:
1391:
1360:
1352:
1311:
1301:
1221:Jonati Mavoa
1088:
1075:
984:Independents
864:
852:
845:
837:
834:
798:
543:
487:
292:Constitution
246:
239:
228:
221:
199:
183:
167:
113:
104:
87:Third party
81:First party
46:
15:
1326:Ted Beddoes
1191:Ted Beddoes
1022:Valid votes
871:Osea Gavidi
650:Visa policy
423:Kamal Kumar
382:Legislative
196:Percentage
1715:Categories
1615:1977 (Sep)
1610:1977 (Mar)
1500:1871 (Sep)
1344:References
1303:Bill Clark
848:Sidiq Koya
831:Background
435:High Court
388:Parliament
153:NFP–Flower
138:Sidiq Koya
1106:Minister
1103:Position
1085:Aftermath
448:Elections
408:Judiciary
392:Speaker:
317:President
311:Executive
1332:See also
733:Chairman
714:National
709:Communal
674:Governor
669:Monarchy
640:Passport
614:Minister
488:Sep 1977
483:Mar 1977
252:Alliance
240:Elected
234:Alliance
191:149,305
188:171,508
158:NFP–Dove
148:Alliance
1363:, p653
1093:became
1064:287,081
1051:201,245
1025:724,244
1004:724,244
947:149,305
926:171,508
905:378,349
861:Results
632:in Fiji
569:Recent
346:Cabinet
299:History
207:20.62%
204:23.68%
184:378,349
124:Leader
92:
78:
1367:
1038:51,713
1007:100.00
968:18,854
740:Senate
460:Voting
200:52.24%
144:Party
1432:Notes
1076:et al
1067:70.10
1028:93.34
1001:Total
987:6,228
950:20.62
929:23.68
908:52.24
890:Seats
884:Votes
881:Party
115:NFP-D
105:NFP-F
1700:2005
1695:2002
1690:1972
1671:Next
1665:2022
1660:2018
1655:2014
1650:2006
1645:2001
1640:1999
1635:1994
1630:1992
1625:1987
1620:1982
1605:1972
1600:1966
1595:1963
1590:1959
1585:1956
1580:1953
1575:1950
1570:1947
1565:1944
1560:1940
1555:1937
1550:1932
1545:1929
1540:1926
1535:1923
1530:1920
1525:1917
1520:1914
1515:1911
1510:1908
1505:1905
1490:1870
1365:ISBN
1041:6.66
990:0.86
971:2.60
801:Fiji
704:Open
584:2005
579:2002
544:Next
538:2022
533:2018
528:2014
523:2006
518:2001
513:1999
508:1994
503:1992
498:1987
493:1982
478:1972
321:list
52:1982
935:–11
914:+12
893:+/–
172:12
1717::
1375:^
1097:.
1010:52
977:–1
932:12
911:36
827:.
630:/
616::
421::
323:)
175:3
168:36
1459:e
1452:t
1445:v
1078:.
1054:–
1013:0
996:0
993:1
974:0
956:–
953:3
887:%
788:e
781:t
774:v
319:(
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