National Assembly of Mauritius

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The National Assembly is Mauritius's unicameral parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country became a republic. It consists of 70 members, 62 elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies and 8 additional members, known as "best losers" appointed by the Supreme Court to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented. The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament.

[edit] 2005 legislative election

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**Summary of the 3 July 2005 **National Assembly of Mauritius** election results**
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats	Additional seats	total seats
Alliance Sociale: Mauritian Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval (Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval) The Greens (Les Verts) Republican Movement Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien)	948,766	48.8	38	4	42
Alliance MSM-MMM Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien) Mauritian Social Democrat Party (Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate)	829,460	42.6	22	2	24
Rodrigues People's Organisation (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais)	10,184	0.8	2	2	4
All others	156,538	8.0
Total (Turnout 81.5 %)	1,944,948	100.0	62	8	70
Source: Adam Carr