1999 Fijian general election

1999 Fijian general election

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All 71 seats in the House of Representatives 36 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mahendra Chaudhry Kuini Speed Sitiveni Rabuka Party Labour FAP SVT Last election 7 seats 5 seats 31 seats Seats won 37 10 8 Seat change 30 5 23   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   VLV NVTLP Leader Sairusi Nagagavoka Josaia Rayawa Iliesa Duvuloco Party PNU VLV NVTLP Last election — — — Seats won 4 3 2 Seat change New New New
Prime Minister before election Sitiveni Rabuka SVT Elected Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry Labour

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General elections were held in Fiji between 8 and 15 May 1999.^[1] They were the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral system and resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister, following a landslide victory for the Fiji Labour Party. It was also a wipeout loss for the incumbent Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) government of Sitiveni Rabuka, which lost all but eight seats and won less seats than the Fijian Association Party (FAP).