Ba East Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered the eastern areas of Ba Province.

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.

is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage).

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).

In the 1999 election, Ponipate Lesavua won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ponipate LesavuaPANU4,41352.55
Isimeli BoseSVT2,93234.91
Joti NaisauVLV5786.88
Pauliasi MatawaluNVTLP4755.66
Total8,398100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,398–
PANU win

2001

CandidatePartyFirst preferencesFinal preferences
Votes%Votes%
Epeli SeavulaSDL1,67021.284,60258.65
Ponipate LesavuaPANU1,98725.333,24441.35
Paulo RaluluNLUP1,55619.83
Tevita MomoedonuBKV1,55419.81
Totivi BokiniSVT1,07913.75
Total7,846100.007,846100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,846–
SDL gain from PANU

2006

CandidatePartyVotes%
Paulo RaluluSDL5,52860.43
Ponipate LesavuaPANU2,88831.57
Apimeleki NabaroNFP7328.00
Total9,148100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,148–
SDL hold

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