The Anatomy of Frank Bainimarama's Defeat at the Fiji December 2022 Election

Fiji's 14 December 2022 election saw the defeat of 2006 coup leader turned civilian prime minister Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst Party, and victory for an opposition coalition led by Sitiveni Rabuka, the 1987 coup leader and 1992-9 prime minister. This article examines the polling venue-le...

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Published in:The Journal of Pacific history 2024-04, Vol.59 (2), p.222-239
Main Author: Fraenkel, Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coups d'etat
Elections
Ethnic differences
Fiji
open list proportional representation
Prime ministers
Proportional representation
Rural urban differences
the personal vote
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Summary:Fiji's 14 December 2022 election saw the defeat of 2006 coup leader turned civilian prime minister Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst Party, and victory for an opposition coalition led by Sitiveni Rabuka, the 1987 coup leader and 1992-9 prime minister. This article examines the polling venue-level data to investigate whether regional, class, ethnic, or urban-rural differences determined that outcome, as well as exploring the influence of variations in the personal vote over the three open list proportional representation elections of 2014, 2018, and 2022.
ISSN:0022-3344
1469-9605
DOI:10.1080/00223344.2023.2255358