Mauritian general election, 1995
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General elections were held in Mauritius on 20 December 1995. The result was a victory for the Labour Party-Mauritian Militant Movement alliance led by Navin Ramgoolam,[1] which won all 60 constituency seats on Mauritius. Along with 1982, it was one of two elections in which a party won every seat. The Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) led by Anerood Jugnauth lost power after 13 years, with Jugnauth resigning two days after the results were announced. Navin Ramgoolam became Prime Minister and appointed Paul Berenger as Deputy Prime Minister.
Electoral system
The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and up to eight seats were filled by the "best losers",[2] although only four were filled at this election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Best-loser | Total | ||||
| Labour Party-MMM* | 1,084,236 | 65.2 | 60 | 0 | 60 | |
| MSM-MMR | 330,219 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gaëtan Duval Party | 105,282 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MMP-HP | 28,749 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement | 25,472 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodrigues People's Organisation | 16,631 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rodrigues Movement | 9,529 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Muslim People's Front | 8,233 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats' Movement | 6,848 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natural Law Party | 4,074 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Action Party | 3,332 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian People's Party | 2,505 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Movement for Peace | 1,630 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hizbullah | 1,375 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Movement for Justice | 1,149 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Democratic Movement | 859 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Movement of the South | 342 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hindu Etka Andolan Dul | 307 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Movement | 281 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Democracy | 259 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Workers' Movement | 212 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritius United Party | 185 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritius Party Rights | 100 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 32,007 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,805 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 567,810** | 100 | 62 | 4 | 66 | |
| Source: EISA, IPU, Nohlen et al. | ||||||
* Of the 60 seats, the Labour Party won 35 and the MMM 25.[4]
** Total number of voters (voters could cast more than one vote).
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ↑ Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA
- ↑ Mauritius: 1995 National Assembly election results EISA
- ↑ Elections in Mauritius African Elections Database
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