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27:
97:
261:
253:
203:
195:
113:
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reported that following an NFP meeting to discuss the allocation of cabinet portfolios (in which Koya only narrowly won a vote to remain leader of the party), opponents of Koya had passed a message to the
Governor-General stating that they would not support him as Prime Minister. Supporters of Koya
1135:
Following the elections Mara resigned as Prime
Minister on 5 April and turned down offers from the NFP to participate in a coalition government. It was expected that the NFP would be unable to form a government without a majority, but independent MP Osea Gavidi announced that he would support the
1158:
In June Mara moved a motion of confidence in his government. The NFP proposed an amendment that the
Governor-General should ignore any request from Mara to dissolve parliament if the motion was defeated, and instead appoint Koya as Prime Minister. House Leader
1143:
arrived at
Government House expecting to be offered the opportunity to form a government. However, he was told by Governor-General Cakobau that he had reappointed Mara. Cakobau then made a statement claiming that Mara had the support of the majority of MPs.
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claimed that the
Governor-General had no legal right to ignore such a request. The NFP amendment passed after Butadroka voted in favour. However, Cakobau dissolved parliament at the end of June, with fresh elections later scheduled for September.
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848:
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898:
asked Mara to form a new government, claiming that he had the support of the majority of the House. The new government remained in office until
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899:
549:
51:
880:
suffered a narrow defeat. Although the
Alliance Party received the most votes, it won only 24 seats, two fewer than the Indo-Fijian-dominated
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706:
693:
689:
675:
1565:
1201:
528:
1270:
755:
424:
65:
1285:
841:
382:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
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1439:
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1429:
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1414:
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1389:
1384:
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1374:
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1364:
1359:
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1344:
1339:
1334:
1324:
821:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
539:
41:
1258:
1215:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1243:
784:
645:
640:
884:(NFP). One seat was won by the Fijian Nationalist Party, with the remaining seat going to an independent candidate,
1555:
1278:
989:
881:
834:
750:
663:
353:
148:
1010:
911:
892:
740:
624:
521:
516:
412:
153:
1516:
1146:
938:
918:, an extremist organisation that ran on a "Fiji for the Fijians" platform and advocated the repatriation of
789:
775:
770:
632:
491:
874:
806:
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395:
303:
284:
1560:
968:
870:
480:
475:
313:
295:
143:
934:
930:
360:
765:
711:
1316:
496:
455:
449:
388:
1308:
1197:
1152:
915:
509:
378:
133:
735:
730:
330:
1136:
party, giving it a two-seat majority. However, Gavidi changed his mind the following day.
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679:
407:
400:
895:
801:
429:
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877:
417:
309:
291:
123:
339:
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919:
760:
885:
484:
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128:
96:
866:
923:
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between 19 March and 2 April 1977. As a result of a split in the
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862:
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112:
1259:
With an election in the offing, Fiji's cliff-hanger continues
671:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
1216:
Unscrmabling the broken eggs in Fiji's political basket
1244:'Fiji for Fijians' brings these islands to the brink
1515:
1315:
1151:subsequently blamed a faction led by NFP president
62:
1174:List of members of the Parliament of Fiji (1977)
279:
891:Although the NFP emerged as the largest party,
910:Around 25% of the Fijian vote went to the new
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1194:Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II
1192:Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001)
842:
8:
18:
1293:
1279:
1271:
943:
849:
835:
325:
17:
1185:
1119:
1106:
1093:
1080:
1067:
1063:
1046:
328:
1211:
1209:
1239:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1155:for keeping the party out of office.
1107:
1094:
1081:
1068:
948:
7:
76:
19:March 1977 Fijian general election
14:
1302:
338:
260:
259:
252:
251:
202:
201:
194:
193:
111:
95:
25:
861:General elections were held in
1139:Four days after the election,
69:26 seats needed for a majority
1:
1571:March 1977 events in Oceania
902:in September the same year.
533:Post-independence elections
1587:
1566:1977 elections in Oceania
1120:
1116:
1108:Registered voters/turnout
1103:
1090:
1077:
1064:
1047:
990:National Federation Party
960:
957:
954:
951:
882:National Federation Party
277:
73:
35:
23:
1011:Fijian Nationalist Party
912:Fijian Nationalist Party
756:House of Representatives
425:Leader of the Opposition
66:House of Representatives
1262:Pacific Islands Monthly
1247:Pacific Islands Monthly
1219:Pacific Islands Monthly
1147:Pacific Islands Monthly
790:Great Council of Chiefs
939:Sakiasi Waqanivavalagi
690:Diplomatic missions of
47:19 March–2 April 1977
941:– lost their seats.
64:All 52 seats in the
1082:Invalid/blank votes
945:
785:Legislative Council
724:Former and informal
160:Last election
52:September 1977
20:
1249:, May 1977, pp8–10
1095:Total ballots cast
944:
929:Three ministers –
456:Naiqama Lalabalavu
389:Wiliame Katonivere
216:Popular vote
1556:Elections in Fiji
1543:
1542:
1317:General elections
1309:Elections in Fiji
1153:Irene Jai Narayan
1128:
1127:
916:Sakeasi Butadroka
869:vote, the ruling
859:
858:
751:Executive Council
707:Visa requirements
664:Foreign relations
529:Political parties
324:
323:
320:
319:
273:
272:
190:Seat change
134:Sakeasi Butadroka
58:
57:
1578:
1307:
1306:
1295:
1288:
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1264:, July 1977, p11
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1241:
1222:
1221:, June 1977, p12
1213:
1204:
1190:
946:
935:Josua Toganivalu
931:Peniame Naqasima
893:Governor-General
851:
844:
837:
741:Governor-General
625:Local government
517:Electoral system
413:Attorney-General
342:
331:Politics of Fiji
326:
280:
263:
262:
255:
254:
205:
204:
197:
196:
115:
107:
99:
75:
74:
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
21:
1586:
1585:
1581:
1580:
1579:
1577:
1576:
1575:
1546:
1545:
1544:
1539:
1517:Local elections
1511:
1311:
1301:
1299:
1269:
1268:
1257:
1253:
1242:
1225:
1214:
1207:
1191:
1187:
1182:
1170:
1133:
1121:Source: Nohlen
908:
900:early elections
855:
826:
822:Other countries
813:
812:
811:
725:
717:
716:
698:
686:
680:Sitiveni Rabuka
666:
656:
655:
650:
633:local elections
627:
617:
616:
611:
512:
502:
501:
492:Court of Appeal
471:
463:
462:
445:
437:
436:
401:Sitiveni Rabuka
374:
366:
365:
356:
333:
312:
307:
294:
289:
287:before election
278:
174:Seats won
108:
103:
68:
63:
31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1584:
1582:
1574:
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1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1330:1871 (Jun-Jul)
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1290:
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992:
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984:
983:
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977:
974:
971:
969:Alliance Party
966:
963:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
907:
904:
896:George Cakobau
875:Prime Minister
871:Alliance Party
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856:
854:
853:
846:
839:
831:
828:
827:
825:
824:
818:
815:
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807:Vice-President
804:
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798:
797:
787:
782:
781:
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761:Constituencies
753:
748:
746:Chief Minister
743:
738:
733:
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430:Inia Seruiratu
422:
421:
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396:Prime Minister
393:
392:
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375:
372:
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304:Prime Minister
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285:Prime Minister
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1202:0-19-924959-8
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889:
887:
883:
879:
878:Kamisese Mara
876:
872:
868:
867:ethnic Fijian
864:
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481:Chief Justice
479:
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476:Supreme Court
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457:
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418:Siromi Turaga
416:
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310:Kamisese Mara
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292:Kamisese Mara
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124:Kamisese Mara
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119:
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84:Second party
83:
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61:
54: →
53:
50:
48:
45:
43:
40:←
39:
38:
34:
22:
16:
1561:1977 in Fiji
1505:
1444:
1261:
1254:
1246:
1218:
1193:
1188:
1161:Jonati Mavoa
1157:
1145:
1138:
1134:
1122:
1031:Independents
928:
920:Indo-Fijians
909:
890:
860:
605:
544:
354:Constitution
308:
301:
290:
283:
267:
235:
219:
209:
180:
104:
87:Third party
81:First party
46:
15:
1069:Valid votes
886:Osea Gavidi
712:Visa policy
485:Kamal Kumar
444:Legislative
232:Percentage
154:Nationalist
1550:Categories
1450:1977 (Sep)
1445:1977 (Mar)
1335:1871 (Sep)
1180:References
1141:Sidiq Koya
497:High Court
450:Parliament
129:Sidiq Koya
1131:Aftermath
510:Elections
470:Judiciary
454:Speaker:
379:President
373:Executive
166:15 seats
163:33 seats
1168:See also
795:Chairman
776:National
771:Communal
736:Governor
731:Monarchy
702:Passport
676:Minister
550:Sep 1977
545:Mar 1977
314:Alliance
302:Elected
296:Alliance
224:332,764
144:Alliance
1196:, p653
1111:280,784
1098:190,291
1072:735,667
1051:735,667
994:332,764
973:338,523
906:Results
694:in Fiji
631:Recent
408:Cabinet
361:History
264:9.42pp
256:6.22pp
240:45.23%
227:39,238
220:338,523
120:Leader
92:
78:
1200:
1123:et al.
1085:47,690
1054:100.00
1034:25,142
1015:39,238
802:Senate
522:Voting
248:Swing
243:5.33%
236:46.02%
140:Party
1114:67.77
1075:93.91
1048:Total
997:45.23
976:46.02
958:Seats
952:Votes
949:Party
924:India
1535:2005
1530:2002
1525:1972
1506:Next
1500:2022
1495:2018
1490:2014
1485:2006
1480:2001
1475:1999
1470:1994
1465:1992
1460:1987
1455:1982
1440:1972
1435:1966
1430:1963
1425:1959
1420:1956
1415:1953
1410:1950
1405:1947
1400:1944
1395:1940
1390:1937
1385:1932
1380:1929
1375:1926
1370:1923
1365:1920
1360:1917
1355:1914
1350:1911
1345:1908
1340:1905
1325:1870
1198:ISBN
1088:6.09
1037:3.42
1018:5.33
937:and
863:Fiji
766:Open
646:2005
641:2002
606:Next
600:2022
595:2018
590:2014
585:2006
580:2001
575:1999
570:1994
565:1992
560:1987
555:1982
540:1972
383:list
42:1972
1024:New
961:+/–
922:to
914:of
873:of
268:New
210:New
177:24
149:NFP
105:NFP
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1226:^
1208:^
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1043:+1
1003:+7
1000:26
982:–9
979:24
933:,
926:.
888:.
692:/
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198:9
185:1
181:26
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1287:t
1280:v
1101:–
1060:0
1040:1
1021:1
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