08/06/2026
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With the rise in the number of registered parties for the upcoming General Elections, it will be interesting to see how many manage to surpass the 5% threshold.
Clearly, the greater the number of parties contesting, the more the votes will be divided.
The 5% threshold refers to the minimum proportion of total valid votes cast nationwide that a political party or independent candidate must secure to be eligible for representation in Parliament. This requirement is stipulated in Section 53(3) of the 2013 Constitution.
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Fiji employs a single nationwide constituency combined with an open-list proportional representation system. Prior to seat allocation, any party or independent candidate receiving less than 5% of the total valid votes is excluded from the process.
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If 500,000 valid votes are cast in a general election:
500,000ร5%=25,000
A party would need at least 25,000 votes nationwide to qualify for seats in Parliament.
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Total Registered voters: 693,915.
Total Registered voters ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ on polling day: 473,910.
Total Registered voters ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ on polling day: 220,005.
Invalid votes: 3,326.
Total Valid votes: 470,584.
The ๐% ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ. As a result:
Savenaca Narube, with 6,845 votes, and Unity Fiji, with 13,100 votes, did not meet the threshold and consequently secured no seats.
Mahendra Chaudhry, with 5,760 votes, and the Fiji Labour Party, with 12,704 votes, failed meet the threshold and did not secure any seats.
