Mauritian general election, 1953

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General elections were held in Mauritius on 26 and 27 August 1953.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 13 of the 19 elected seats on the Legislative Council.[2] However, as with the 1948 election, the Governor-General Hillary Blood appointed twelve conservatives to the Council, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Labour Party 13
Ralliement Mauricien 2
Independents 4
Appointed members12
Total 31
Source: Selvon

By constituency

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
Grand Port-SavanneSookdeo Bissoondoyal (Independent)6,56317.8Elected
Goinsamy Venkatasamy (Independent)6,15216.7Elected
Louis Philippe Rozemont (Labour Party)5,22214.2Elected
Marie Léon Alfred Montocchio5,13213.9
Jynarain Roy4,73812.9
Juggurnauth Bedaysee4,26211.6
Rajmohansing Jomadar1,5354.2
Sïmon Rajcoomar Ramjuttun1,0452.8
Louis Joseph Coralie5661.5
Joseph Robert Marquet5271.4
Abdool Ahmed Khan Juhoor4021.1
Coonjbeeharry Dwarkasingh2820.8
Ramanah Appadoo2050.6
Seebarun Keetarut1020.3
Rajack Juggessur710.2
Moka-FlacqAckbar Gujadhur (Independent)6,10019.2Elected
Satcam Boolell (Independent)4,88215.4Elected
Veerasamy Ringadoo (Labour Party)4,70914.8Elected
Ramsoumer Balgobin4,70114.8
Satyadeo Salabee4,55014.3
Marie Joseph Jacques Robert Rey4,28413.5
Ashrufaly Bhunnoo1,1763.7
Joseph Renald Laventure6792.1
Appalsamy Jaganah4491.4
Edgar Hector2730.9
Pamplemousses-
Rivière du Rempart
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Labour Party)5,03118.5Elected
Aunauth Beejadhur (Labour Party)4,73217.4Elected
Harilal Ranchhordas Vaghjee (Labour Party)4,39416.2Elected
Radhamohun Gujadhur3,88414.3
Jean Antoine Henri Latham-koenig3,77013.9
Harryparsad Ramnarain3,39512.5
Pitambar Teeluck-dharry1,1154.1
Donald Dieudonné Francis8043.0
Plaines Wilhem-
Black River
Jules Koenig (Ralliement Mauricien)12,4969.0Elected
Joseph Guy Forget (Labour Party)10,6747.7Elected
Roopnarain Bhageerutty (Labour Party)10,4257.5Elected
Louis Régis Chaperon (Labour Party)10,3887.5Elected
Pierre Gérard Raymond Rault (Labour Party)10,1537.3Elected
Françis Soocramanien Chadien (Labour Party)10,0107.2Elected
Pierre Louis Gabriel France Rivalland10,0067.2
Marie Joseph Clément Dalais9,9517.1
Jean Raoul Lamaletie9,8437.1
Sylvain Piarroux8,7946.3
Henri Gaston Vellin8,4656.1
Guy André Labauve D'Arifat7,5715.4
Henry Jean Ythier4,6683.4
Jean Loïs La Vieux3,6202.6
Esaïe David1,6951.2
Félix Laventure1,5761.1
Moonasur Kooraram1,2990.9
Jules Maurice Curé1,2730.9
Gunnoo Gangaram9230.7
Louise Marie Emilienne Rochecouste7100.5
Marie Léon Antoine Pologne6610.5
Henri René Stanislas Bouloux5660.4
Jacques Clency Dinan4940.4
Bernadette Céline4540.3
Sujjun Rivermatabudul4190.3
Dunputh Luckeenarain4150.3
B. Narain Lallah4110.3
Juggarnath Goburdhun3760.3
Stephen Manicum Aroomanayagum3230.2
Marie Isis Coelio Moutia2600.2
Malcane Bhookhun2370.2
Joseph Lewis Hugon1150.1
Port LouisGuy Rozemont (Labour Party)7,87813.6Elected
Renganaden Seeneevassen (Labour Party)7,20312.5Elected
Charles Edgar Millien (Labour Party)7,03412.2Elected
Abdul Razack Mohamed (Ralliement Mauricien)6,88011.9Elected
Julius Alexandre Alfred Bhujoharry6,87511.9
Issop Moussa Badat6,51511.3
Jules Henri Constantin5,84110.1
Jean Victor Ducasse5,5169.6
Joseph Marcel Mason1,3272.3
Samuel Benjamin Emile1,2382.1
William Raymond Dupré7881.4
Maswood Phul4130.7
Pierre Jules L'Aiguille2240.4
'Total292,735100
Source: Election Commission

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