The Triumph of the Non‐Idealist Intellectuals? An Investigation of Fiji's 1999 Election Results
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20596307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Fraenkel (0000-0002-5543-2543, University of the South Pacific, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-109 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Politics & History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9522 • E-ISSN: 1467-8497 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8497.00087 |
| OpenAlex | W1990696815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
This paper examines the results of Fiji's 1999 elections. It looks at the reasons for the overwhelming victory of the Fiji Labour Party and the extent of voting across Fiji's racial divide. The paper argues that there was, in fact, very small indigenous Fijian support for the FLP. The victory of the Fiji Labour Party instead owed its origins to (i) the collapse in the vote for the major rival Indo‐Fijian party, the National Federation Party, (ii) the rise of the newly‐formed Christian Democratic Alliance and the associated fall in the vote for the former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's SVT and (iii) the introduction of the preferential voting system. The paper concludes with a critical examination of the new voting system, arguing that proportional representation might be better suited for Fiji's specific political situation
Alliance · Democracy · General election · Indigenous · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Proportional representation · Representation (politics) · Sociology · Victory · Voting · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |