Unity Fiji Party

The Unity Fiji Party (UFP) is a registered political party in Fiji. It was registered as a political party in July 2017.[1][2] The party's leader is Savenaca Narube, the former Governor of Reserve Bank of Fiji.[3]

Unity Fiji Party
AbbreviationUFP
LeaderSavenaca Narube
PresidentAdi Sivia Qoro
General SecretarySatish Kumar
Founded6 July 2017
HeadquartersLot 4 Sese St, Samabula, Suva
IdeologyMulticulturalism
ColoursTeal
MPs in the Parliament of Fiji
0 / 51
Website
unityfiji.com

On 11 May 2018 the party announced a list of 14 candidates to contest the 2018 election.[4] It subsequently submitted a list of 28 candidates, of which 5 were women.[5]

The party won 6,896 votes in the 2018 election, 1.52% of the total. However, it failed to win any seats. In the 2022 the party almost doubled its vote share, up to 2.78%, but it failed again to get parliamentary representation.

Electoral history

Parliamentary elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2018 Savenaca Narube 6,896 1.52%
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New Increase 4th Extra-parliamentary
2022 13,100 2.78%
0 / 55
Steady 0 Decrease 5th Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. "Registered Political Parties". Fijian Elections Office. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. "Unity Fiji Registered as Political Party". Fijian Elections Office. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. "Fiji Sun – former Governor of the Reserve Bank Savenaca Narube". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  4. Talebula Kate (11 May 2018). "Unity Fiji Party announces 14 names". Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. "Six political parties to contest Fijian elections". RNZ. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.


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