Elections in Mauritius

Mauritius

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Elections in Mauritius gives information on elections and election results in Mauritius.

Mauritius elects on national level a legislature. The National Assembly has 70 members, 62 elected for a four year term in 21 multi-member constituencies and 8 additional "best loser" members appointed by the Supreme Court. The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament. Mauritius has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

2010 General Election

Main article: Mauritian general election, 2010

 Summary of the 5 May 2010 National Assembly of Mauritius election results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats	Additional seats	Total seats
Alliance of the Future (Alliance de L'Avenir) Mauritian Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) Mauritian Social Democrat Party (Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate) Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien)	1,001,903	49.69	41	4	45
Alliance of the Heart (Alliance du Coeur) Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) National Union (Union Nationale) Mauritian Socialist Democrat Movement (Mouvement Mauricien Socialiste Démocrate)	847,095	42.01	18	2	20
Mauritian Solidarity Front (Front Solidarité Mauricienne)	51,161	2.54	1	—	1
Rodrigues Movement (Mouvement Rodriguais)	20,933	1.04	2	—	2
Rodrigues People's Organisation (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais)	18,815	0.93	—	1	1
Total (Turnout ~78%)	2,016,427	100.00	62	7	69
Source: gov.mu, gov.mu

2005 General Election

Main article: Mauritian general election, 2005

The total number of votes is higher than the population because Mauritians get to cast 3 votes in a single election.

 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

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database
• Mauritius Elections 2010