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Module 2 of 6

Elections and the Electoral System

Fiji uses Open List Proportional Representation. This module explains how votes become seats, why the rules shape your campaign, and the key dates from the writ to the return of the writ.

In this module

1What is an electoral system?The basics — how any system turns votes into seats, and the main families: First Past the Post, the Alternative Vote and proportional representation.Read →2Fiji’s Electoral SystemHow Fiji’s Open List PR system turns votes into seats — the threshold, D’Hondt allocation and a 2022 worked example.Read →
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