2018 Fijian general election

2018 Fijian general election

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All 51 seats in the Parliament of Fiji 26 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	637,527
Turnout	71.92% (12.68pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Frank Bainimarama Sitiveni Rabuka Biman Prasad Party FijiFirst SODELPA NFP Last election 59.17%, 32 seats 28.18%, 15 seats 5.46%, 3 seats Seats won 27 21 3 Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 227,241 181,072 33,515 Percentage 50.02% 39.85% 7.38% Swing 9.15pp 11.67pp 1.92pp
Results by province Results by division
Prime Minister before election Frank Bainimarama FijiFirst Subsequent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama FijiFirst

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General elections were held in Fiji on 14 November 2018.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling FijiFirst party of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, which received just over 50% of the vote and 27 of the 51 seats in Parliament, a loss of five seats.^[2] The main opposition party, Social Democratic Liberal Party, gained six seats, whilst the National Federation Party retained its three seats.

The elections also saw female representation in Parliament rise to nearly 20 percent, with 10 of the 51 members being women.^[3]