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 Increase 30 Increase 5 Decrease 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

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).

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p653 ISBN 0-19-924959-8