2018 Fijian general election

General elections were held in Fiji on 14 November 2018. The result was a victory for the ruling FijiFirst party of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, which received just over 50% of the vote and 27 of the 51 seats in Parliament, a loss of five seats. The main opposition party, Social Democratic Liberal Party, gained six seats, whilst the National Federation Party retained its three seats.

2018 Fijian general election
14 November 2018
All 51 seats in the Parliament of Fiji
26 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered637,527
Turnout71.92% (12.68pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Frank Bainimarama Sitiveni Rabuka Biman Prasad
Party FijiFirst SODELPA NFP
Last election 59.17%, 32 seats 28.18%, 15 seats 5.46%, 3 seats
Seats won 27 21 3
Seat change 5 6
Popular vote 227,241 181,072 33,515
Percentage 50.02% 39.85% 7.38%
Swing 9.15pp 11.67pp 1.92pp
Prime Minister before election

Frank Bainimarama
FijiFirst

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Frank Bainimarama
FijiFirst

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The elections also saw female representation in Parliament rise to nearly 20 percent, with 10 of the 51 members being women.

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