1953 Mauritian general election

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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] The only other party to win seats was Ralliement Mauricien, which won only two seats. The twelve nominated members were appointed on 11 September. [3] As had happened following the 1948 elections, the Governor-General Hilary Blood appointed twelve conservatives, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers. [4]

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Results

PartySeats
Labour Party 13
Ralliement Mauricien 2
Independents4
Appointed members12
Total31
Source: Selvon

By constituency

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Notes
Grand Port-Savanne Sookdeo 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
Jay Narain Roy 4,73812.9
Juggurnauth Bedaysee4,26211.6
Rajmohansing Jomadar 1,5354.2
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-Flacq Ackbar Gujadhur (Independent)6,10019.2Elected
Satcam Boolell (Independent)4,88215.4Elected
Veerasamy Ringadoo (Labour Party)4,70914.8Elected
Ramsoumer Balgobin 4,70114.8
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 Gujadhur 3,88414.3
Jean Antoine Henri Latham-koenig3,77013.9
Harryparsad Ramnarain 3,39512.5
Pitambar Teeluckdharry1,1154.1
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 Curé 1,2730.9
Gunnoo Gangaram9230.7
Emilienne Rochecouste 7100.5
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 Louis Guy Rozemont (Labour Party)7,87813.6Elected
Renganaden Seeneevassen (Labour Party)7,20312.5Elected
Charles Edgar Millien (Labour Party)7,03412.2Elected
Abdool 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 Dupré 7881.4
Maswood Phul4130.7
Pierre Jules L'Aiguille2240.4
Total292,735100
Source: Office of the Electoral Commissioner [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Legislative Council held in August 1953" (PDF). Office of the Electoral Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Sydney Selvon A New Comprehensive History of Mauritius Vol 1, p127
  3. ↑ Colonial Office, The Church House The London Gazette, 18 September 1953
  4. ↑ Mauritius - Towards independence Library of Congress Country Studies
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