There were 12 elected members, four from each of the Fijian, Indian and European groups chosen on a communal franchise.
Qualifications to register as a voter were as follows: These definitions firstly disallowed an illiterate adult to vote, secondly permitted some people to choose between ethnic rolls and thirdly made no provision for Rotumans, non-Fijian Pacific Islanders and Chinese to vote.
Twenty-five seats represented communal constituencies (nine indigenous Fijians, nine Indians, and seven General Electors (Europeans, Chinese, and other minorities), elected on closed electoral rolls by voters registered as members of their respective ethnic groups.
[3][4] Note: The following statistics show the number of seats in the House of Representatives won by particular political parties in general elections from 1966 to 2006.
Note: The following statistics show the number of seats in the Parliament of Fiji won by particular political parties in general elections since 2014.