Mauritian general election, 1967

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General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. The result was a victory for the Independence Party, a coalition led by the Labour Party, which won a total of 43 seats,^[1] allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government.

The voting system created twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and eight seats were filled by a system known as "best losers" whereby the electoral commission would appoint eight unsuccessful candidates to ensure that ethnic minorities were fairly represented.^[2] Voter turnout was 88.9%.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats			+/-
Party	Votes	%	Constituency	Best-loser	Total	+/-
Independence Party^[a]	444,737	54.66	39	4	43	+13
Mauritian Social Democrat Party	354,193	43.53	23	4	27	+19
All Mauritian Hindu Congress	7,056	0.87	0	0	0	0
National Socialist Workers Party	1,238	0.15	0	0	0	0
Mauritius Liberation Front	843	0.10	0	0	0	0
Mauritius Workers Party	501	0.06	0	0	0	0
Mauritius Young Communist League	452	0.06	0	0	0	0
Rodrigues Party	232	0.03	0	0	0	0
Total	813,677	100	62	8	70	+30
Source: Electoral Commission, Nohlen et al.

^a The Independence Party bloc consisted of the Labour Party (26 seats), the Independent Forward Bloc (12 seats) and the Muslim Committee of Action (5 seats).

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: 1967 Legislative Assembly election results overview EISA

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