Unity Fiji Party

Unity Fiji
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

Unity Fiji (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]

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%
0 / 51
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.