1991 Mauritian general election

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1991 Mauritian general election
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  1987 15 September 1991 (1991-09-15) 1995  

All 66 seats in the National Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Anerood Jugnauth 1991 (cropped).jpg Navin Ramgoolam 2004 (cropped).jpg
Leader Anerood Jugnauth Navin Ramgoolam
Party MSMMMMMTD PTrMSDP
Leader since19831991
Leader's seat Piton & Riviere Du Rempart Pamplemousses and Triolet
Last election52 seats13 seats
Seats won577
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 6
Popular vote944,521670,631
Percentage55.36%39.30%

Prime Minister before election

Anerood Jugnauth
MSM

Subsequent Prime Minister

Anerood Jugnauth
MSM

General elections were held in Mauritius on 15 September 1991. [1] Three main parties gained seats in this election: the Militant Socialist Movement, Mauritian Militant Movement and the Labour Party. The MSM formed an alliance with the MMM and the Labour Party formed an alliance with the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD). On 17 September 1991, results showed that MSM-MMM won 57 out of 66 seats. [2] This gave 95% of seats to MSM-MMM leader Anerood Jugnauth and 5% to Labour Party-PMSD leader Navin Ramgoolam.

Contents

Campaign

The main political parties taking part in the elections were the Militant Socialist Movement and Labour Party which were the current government, and the Mauritian Militant Movement which was the current opposition party. Earlier that year, Navin Ramgoolam [3] became the leader of the Labour Party. As a result, the MSM-Labour Party coalition broke down in February 1991 because Ramgoolam demanded that the deal between the parties should be reviewed and that the MSM leader, Anerood Jugnauth, should hold the office of Prime Minister for half of the term (two and a half years), with Ramgoolam serving out the remainder of the term. However, Jugnauth did not want to step aside in favour of Ramgoolam. Ramgoolam then announced that his party would contest the elections due September on its own.

Jugnauth proposed an electoral pact with the Mauritian Militant Movement(MMM), the party which Jugnauth himself had formerly led between 1976 and 1983, before the formation of the MSM. The two parties agreed that Anerood Jugnauth would remain Prime Minister for the full term of 5 years and that MMM leader Paul Bérenger would serve in his Cabinet. Bérenger later became Minister of External Affairs. [4]

During the term, Rama Sithanen, Sheila Bappoo and Daram Gockool defected from the MSM to the Mauritian Labour Party. The defections put the MSM under increasing strain, and Jugnauth came under pressure to hold general elections in 1995 rather than 1996, as constitutionally scheduled.

Results

Mauritian Parliament 1991.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
ConsBLTotal+/–
MSMMMMMTD 944,52155.3657057+2
Labour PartyMSDP 670,63139.30347–6
Rodrigues People's Organisation 16,0800.942020
Socialist Workers' Front 12,1620.710000
Rodrigues People's Grouping11,6460.680000
Liberal Action Party6,0530.35000New
Mauritian People's Party5,6960.330000
Hizbullah 5,5500.33000New
Militant Workers Party2,1370.13000New
Socialist Movement of the South6860.040000
Communist Party of Mauritius3580.02000New
Mauritius Party Rights2430.01000New
Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius1910.010000
Mauritius United Party1600.010000
People's Democratic Party1210.01000New
Independents30,0051.760000
Total1,706,240100.0062466–4
Registered voters/turnout680,836
Source: Nohlen et al., African Elections Database

By constituency

ConstituencyElected MPsParty/alliance
1LACLÉ, Mathieu Ange BOULLE
Edouard JérômeLARIDON
ARMANCE, Georges Alain
MSM-MMM
2JEEWAH, Ahmad Sulliman
ASGARALLY Abdool Azize
LEE CHEONG LEM, Noe Ah-Qwet
MSM-MMM
3 Cassam Uteem
GENDOO, Osman
KHODABUX, Bashir Ahmud
MSM-MMM
4BRIZMOHUN, Parmanund
ARUNASALOM, José
GENEVIEVE, Claude Raymond
MSM-MMM
5 Navin Ramgoolam
JHURRY, Jyaneshwur
KOONJOO, Premdut
Labor Party-MSDP
MSM-MMM
MSM/MSM
6FOKEER, Dharmanand Goopt,
DULLOO, Madan Murlidhar
PARSOORAMAN, Armoogum
MSM-MMM
7 Sir Anerood Jugnauth
GUNGAH, Dwarkanath
UTCHANAH, Mahyendrah
MSM-MMM
8 JUGNAUTH, Ashock Kumar
MOUTIA, Sutyadeo
PYNEEANDEE, Retnon
MSM-MMM
9BACHOO, Anil Kumar
GUTTEE, Rajnarain
NEEWOOR, Roodrashen
MSM-MMM
10JADDOO, Ramduthsing
GOBURDHUN, Jagdishwar
PEERUN, Mohammud Zeelannee
MSM-MMM
11 Arvin Boolell
DAYAL, Bharat Bhusan,
LALLAH, Subhas Chandra
Labor Party-MSDP
MSM-MMM
12BUNWAREE, Dr. Vasant Kumar
COLLENDAVELLOO, Ivan Leslie
CHOONEE, Mookhesswur
Labor Party-MSDP
MSM-MMM
13AUMEER, Hurreeprem
Prem Nababsing
KASENALLY Ahmud
MSM-MMM
14 Alan Ganoo
COMARMOND, Claude Francis Germain
PHOKEER, Sooroojdev
MSM-MMM
15 Steve Obeegadoo
SEETARAM, Iswurdeo
SOODHUN, Showkutally
MSM-MMM
16BAPPOO, Sheilabai
GOKHOOL, Dharambeer
Karl Offmann
MSM-MMM
17DARGA, Louis Amédée
SAUZIER, Philippe Epaminondas Gaston Maxime
Sanjit Teelock
MSM-MMM
18RUHEE, Keertee Coomar
SITHANEN, Ramakrishna
GLOVER, Michael James Kevin
MSM-MMM
19 Jayen Cuttaree
DE LESTRAC, Jean Claude Gervais Raoul
Paul Bérenger
MSM-MMM
20 Rajesh Bhagwan
MINERVE, Marie Therèse Joceline
FINETTE, Jean Régis
MSM-MMM
Source: Government of Mauritius

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References

  1. Mauritius: 1991 National Assembly election results EISA
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  3. Dr Ramgoolam Navinchandra, GCSK, FRCP Government of Mauritius
  4. Bérenger Paul Raymond, GCSK Government of Mauritius