2022 Fijian general election

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All 55 seats in Parliament
28 seats needed for a majority
Registered693,915
Turnout68.30% (Decrease3.62pp)
  First party Second party
 
Voreqe Bainimarama, February 2020 (GPO035) (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Sitiveni Rabuka 2020.jpg
Leader Frank Bainimarama Sitiveni Rabuka
Party FijiFirst People's Alliance
Last election 50.02%, 27 seats
Seats won 26 21
Seat change Decrease 1 New
Popular vote 200,246 168,581
Percentage 42.55% 35.82%
Swing Decrease 7.47 pp New

  Third party Fourth party
 
Biman Prasad January 2015.jpg
Bill Gavoka 2018.jpg
Leader Biman Prasad Viliame Gavoka
Party NFP SODELPA
Last election 7.38%, 3 seats 39.85%, 21 seats
Seats won 5 3
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 18
Popular vote 41,830 24,172
Percentage 8.89% 5.14%
Swing Increase 1.51 pp Decrease 34.71 pp

Prime Minister before election

Frank Bainimarama
FijiFirst

Subsequent Prime Minister

Sitiveni Rabuka
People's Alliance

The 2022 Fijian general election was held on 14 December 2022 to elect the 55 members of the Parliament of Fiji. It was conducted by the Fiji Electoral Commission (FEC) following some electoral changes that the opposition did not like.

The 15-year-incumbent centrist FijiFirst government, led by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, tried to win a fourth term in government. The election resulted in a hung parliament. While FijiFirst had a plurality of seats and the highest number of votes, the new centre-right People's Alliance party, led by former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, formed government and Rabuka became the next Prime Minister. The People's Alliance formed a coalition government with the two other parties that won seats: the centre-left National Federation Party (NFP; led by Biman Prasad) and the centre-right Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA; led by Viliame Gavoka).

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