56 women candidates to contest the 2018 Fiji Elections
19th October, 2018
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Supervisor of Election Mohammed Saneem officiates during the Fijian Elections Office 2018 National Candidate list ball draws at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Thursday, October 18, 2018. Picture: Fiji Times
The 2018 Fiji general election, for 51 seats in the Parliament, is taking place on November 14. 235 candidates from 6 political parties are standing; 56 of the candidates are women – 24% of the total number. This is an increase in the number of women standing. It is notable that 33% of the total number of women candidates comes from one party, HOPE, which has 64% women candidates.
In 2014, 44 women stood out of a total number of 248 candidates (18%); eight women were subsequently elected to Parliament, meaning that 16% of seats were held by women MPS in the 2014 – 2018 term of Parliament.
The Fiji Elections Office has comprehensive candidate information, including this web page showing the breakdown of candidates by gender, age and political party.
Party |
No. of candidates |
No. of women candidates |
Percentage of women candidates |
Humanity Opportunity Prosperity Equality (HOPE) |
28 |
18 |
64% |
Fiji Labour Party |
25 |
6 |
24% |
Fiji First |
51 |
10 |
20% |
National Federation Party |
51 |
10 |
20% |
Unity Fiji |
29 |
5 |
18% |
SODELPA |
51 |
7 |
14% |
TOTAL |
235 |
56 |
24% |