Isireli Tuvuki
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Isireli Tuvuki is a Fiji
an politician, who served in the Cabinet
from 2001 to 2006 as Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Sugar, and Land Resettlement. In these roles, he assisted Ilaitia Tuisese
, who held these portfolios.
Tuvuki contested the Vanua Levu
-based Bua Macuata West
Open Constituency
for the United Fiji Party (SDL) in the parliamentary election
of September 2001. He came in third, behind Ratu Josefa Dimuri
of the Conservative Alliance
(CAMV) and Evia Varani Sailo of the Fiji Labour Party
(FLP), but Fiji's voting system (which combines elements of instant run-off voting and electoral fusion
) resulted in enough votes cast for low-polling candidates to be transferred to Tuvuki to give him 52.3 percent of the vote on the final count. He was subsequently appointed to the Cabinet.
Tuvuki effectively retired at the general election
held on 6–13 May 2006. He did in fact contest the election, but made only a token bid to retain his seat, as the SDL had selected Ratu
Josefa Dimuri
as its main candidate. Dimuri was duly elected.
An agricultural officer by professionn, Tuvuki served all over Fiji before returning to serve in Nabouwalu, Bua just before his retirement. Tuvukki has been a member of the Fiji Pine Limited Board since the mid-1990s. He is originally from Namuavoivoi village, where his clan leases land to Fiji Pine Limited for the planting of pine. Tuvuki has been vocal in opposing the construction of the Tropik Wood Port in Wairiki, Bua saying that the port should be constructed at Lekutu - closer to the Fiji Pine Limited station in the province.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an politician, who served in the Cabinet
Cabinet (Fiji)
Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is formally appointed, but not chosen, by the President: the President must appoint as Prime...
from 2001 to 2006 as Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Sugar, and Land Resettlement. In these roles, he assisted Ilaitia Tuisese
Ilaitia Tuisese
Ilaitia Bulidiri Tuisese is a Fijian politician, who currently serves in the Cabinet as Minister for Fisheries and Forests.Tuisese was appointed Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Multi-Ethnic Questions in the interim government that was formed in July 2000 the wake of the failed...
, who held these portfolios.
Tuvuki contested the Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
-based Bua Macuata West
Bua Macuata West (Open Constituency, Fiji)
Bua Macuata West Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage . Like the other open electorates, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006...
Open Constituency
Open constituencies (Fiji)
Open constituencies represent one of several electoral models employed in the past and present in the Fijian electoral system. They derive their name from the fact that they are "open": unlike the communal constituencies, the 25 members of the House of Representatives who represent open...
for the United Fiji Party (SDL) in the parliamentary election
Fiji election of 2001
The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year. On 1 March 2001, the Appeal Court upheld the decision. An election to...
of September 2001. He came in third, behind Ratu Josefa Dimuri
Josefa Dimuri
Ratu Josefa Nalumuialevu Dimuri is a Fijian chief and politician, who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives...
of the Conservative Alliance
Conservative Alliance (Fiji)
The Conservative Alliance was a far-right political party in Fiji, and a member of the ruling coalition government. It was commonly known as the CAMV, a combination of the initials of its English and Fijian names...
(CAMV) and Evia Varani Sailo of the Fiji Labour Party
Fiji Labour Party
The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
(FLP), but Fiji's voting system (which combines elements of instant run-off voting and electoral fusion
Electoral fusion
Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political parties on a ballot list the same candidate, pooling the votes for that candidate...
) resulted in enough votes cast for low-polling candidates to be transferred to Tuvuki to give him 52.3 percent of the vote on the final count. He was subsequently appointed to the Cabinet.
Tuvuki effectively retired at the general election
Fiji election of 2006
The Constitution of Fiji requires general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years. The latest election was held on 6-13 May 2006. Acting President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi issued a proclamation on 2 March, effective from 27 March, dissolving Parliament...
held on 6–13 May 2006. He did in fact contest the election, but made only a token bid to retain his seat, as the SDL had selected Ratu
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
Josefa Dimuri
Josefa Dimuri
Ratu Josefa Nalumuialevu Dimuri is a Fijian chief and politician, who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives...
as its main candidate. Dimuri was duly elected.
An agricultural officer by professionn, Tuvuki served all over Fiji before returning to serve in Nabouwalu, Bua just before his retirement. Tuvukki has been a member of the Fiji Pine Limited Board since the mid-1990s. He is originally from Namuavoivoi village, where his clan leases land to Fiji Pine Limited for the planting of pine. Tuvuki has been vocal in opposing the construction of the Tropik Wood Port in Wairiki, Bua saying that the port should be constructed at Lekutu - closer to the Fiji Pine Limited station in the province.