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The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation (the Senate, by contrast, can amend or veto most legislation, but cannot initiate it). The House of Representatives also has much greater jurisdiction over financial bills; the Senate cannot amend them, although it may veto them. Except in the case of amendments to the Constitution, over which a veto of the Senate is absolute, the House of Representatives may override a Senatorial veto by passing the same bill a second time, in the parliamentary session immediately following the one in which it was rejected by the Senate, after a minimum period of six months.
Last but not least, the Prime Minister and Cabinet must retain the confidence of a majority of the House of Representatives in order to remain in office.
The House of Representatives has 71 members, all of whom are elected for five-year terms to represent single-member constituencies. Of these, 25 are elected by universal suffrage from "open electorates" ("open" meaning that the franchise is open to all locally resident Fijian citizens, irrespective of their ethnic background). The remaining 46 are elected on separate communal rolls for the ethnic Fijian, Indo-Fijian, and Rotuman communities, with a fourth roll for "General Electors" (Europeans, Chinese, and other minorities). 23 communal seats in the House of Representatives are reserved for ethnic Fijians, 19 for Indo-Fijians, 1 for Rotuman Islanders, and 3 for "General Electors". Every Fijian citizen eligible to vote thus has two votes - one for an open electorate, and one for a communal electorate.
At its first session following a general election, the House of Representatives elects a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker . With a view to ensuring impartiality, the Speaker is not allowed to be a member of the House, though he must qualify for membership. The Deputy Speaker, however, is elected from among members of the House.
The current composition of the House of Representatives, together with its officers, is as follows:
| Speaker | Ratu Epeli Nailatikau† |
| Deputy Speaker | Ratu Rakuita Vakalalabure ‡ |
†Not a member of the House ‡Member of the House for the Cakaudrove West Fijian Communal constituency (see below)
| Electorate | Member of Parliament | Political Party |
| Ba | Mahendra Chaudhry | Fiji Labour Party |
| Bua Macuata West | Isireli Tuvuki | United Fiji Party |
| Cakaudrove West | Manasa Tugia | Conservative Alliance (Fiji) |
| Cunningham | Solomoni Naivalu | United Fiji Party |
| Labasa | Poseci Bune | Fiji Labour Party |
| Lami | Kaliopate Tavola | United Fiji Party |
| Lau Taveuni Rotuma | Colonel Savenaca Draunidalo | Independent |
| Laucala | Losena T. Salabula | United Fiji Party |
| Lautoka City | Daniel Urai Manufolau | Fiji Labour Party |
| Lomaivuna Namosi Kadavu | Ted Young | United Fiji Party |
| Macuata East | Krishna Datt | Fiji Labour Party |
| Magodro | Gyan Singh | Fiji Labour Party |
| Nausori Naitasiri | Asaeli Masilaca | United Fiji Party |
| Nadi | Krishna Prasad | Fiji Labour Party |
| Nadroga | Jonetani K. Galuinadi | United Fiji Party |
| Nasinu Rewa | Peniasi Silatolu | United Fiji Party |
| Ra | George Shiu Raj | United Fiji Party |
| Samabula Tamavua | Manoa Dobui | United Fiji Party |
| Suva City | Ofa Swann | New Labour Unity Party |
| Serua Navosa | Col. Pio Iowane Wong | United Fiji Party |
| Tavua | Pravin Singh | Fiji Labour Party |
| Tailevu North | Ovalau Josefa Bole Vosanibola | United Fiji Party |
| Tailevu South Lomaiviti | Adi Asenaca Coboiverata Caucau-Filipe | United Fiji Party |
| Vuda | Sir Vijay Singh | Fiji Labour Party |
| Yasawa Nawaka | Perumal Mupnar | Fiji Labour Party |