1995 Mauritian general election

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1995 Mauritian general election
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All 62 directly elected seats in the National Assembly
(and up to 8 BLS seats)
Turnout79.40% (Decrease2.svg 6.01 pp)
 First partySecond party
  Navin Ramgoolam, 1995.jpg Gaetan Duval 1983.tiff
Leader Navin Ramgoolam Gaëtan Duval
Party Labour Party Parti Gaëtan Duval
Alliance PTr–MMM –
Seats won351
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 29New
Popular vote652,167105,282
Percentage39.20%6.33%
Alliance seats60
Popular vote1,084,236
Alliance %65.17%
1995 Mauritian general election - Results by constituency.svg
Alliance result by constituency. The colour shade shows the percentage of the elected candidate with the highest number of votes
Prime Minister before election

Sir Anerood Jugnauth
MSM

Subsequent Prime Minister

Navin Ramgoolam
Labour Party

General elections were held in Mauritius on 20 December 1995. The result was a landslide 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 three 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.

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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 could be filled by the "best losers", [2] although only four were filled at this election. Voter turnout was 79.9%. [3]

Results

Of the 60 seats won by the Labour–MMM alliance, the Labour Party won 35 and the MMM 25. [4]

Mauritius National Assembly 1995.svg
Party or allianceVotes%Seats
ConsBLTotal+/–
PTr–MMM Labour Party 652,16739.2035035+29
Mauritian Militant Movement 432,06925.97250250
Total1,084,23665.1760060New
MSM–RMM Militant Socialist Movement 330,21919.85000–30
Mauritian Militant Renewal 000New
Democratic Labour Movement 000–2
Total000New
Parti Gaëtan Duval 105,2826.33011New
MMP–HP MMP–Hizbullah 28,7491.73011New
Mouvement Mauricien Pour La Paix1,6300.10000New
Hizbullah 1,3750.080000
Total31,7541.91011New
Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement 25,4721.53000New
Rodrigues People's Organisation 16,6311.002020
Rodrigues Movement 9,5290.57022New
Front Populaire Musulman8,2330.49000New
Mouvement des Democrates Liberaux6,8480.41000New
Parti de la loi Naturelle4,0740.24000New
Parti Action Liberal3,3320.200000
Parti du Peuple Mauricien2,5050.150000
Mouvement pour la Justice1,1490.07000New
Mouvement Democratique Mauricien8590.05000New
Mouvement Socialiste du Sud3420.020000
Hindu Etka Andolan Dul3070.02000New
Republican Movement 2810.02000–
Démocratie Mauricienne2590.02000New
Mouvement Travailleurs Mauricien2120.01000New
Mauritius United Party1850.010000
Mauritius Party Rights1000.010000
Independents32,0071.920000
Total1,663,816100.00624660
Valid votes559,00598.44
Invalid/blank votes8,8321.56
Total votes567,837100.00
Registered voters/turnout715,17979.40
Source: OEC, OEC, African Elections Database, EISA, Nohlen et al.

By constituency

ConstituencyMPPartyNotes
1Grand River North West–
Port Louis West		 James Burty David   PTr Elected
Jean Claude Barbier  MMM Elected
Arianne Navarre-Marie  MMM Elected
2Port Louis South–
Port Louis Central		 Rashid Beebeejaun   PTr Elected
Joseph Tsang Mang Kin   PTr Elected
Ahmad Jeewah  MMM Reelected
3Port Louis Maritime–
Port Louis East		Samioullah Lauthan  MMM Elected
Iqbal Mallam-Hassam  PTr Elected
Mohammad Nanhuck  MMM Elected
Mustapha Beeharry MMPBest Loser
4Port Louis North–
Montagne Longue		Indira Thacoor  PTr Elected
Jean-François Chaumière  PTr Elected
José Arunasalom  MMM Reelected
5Pamplemousses–Triolet Navin Ramgoolam   PTr Reelected
Dev Ramnah  MMM Elected
Navin Soonarane  PTr Elected
6Grand Baie–Poudre D'OrDhaneshwar Beeharry  PTr Elected
Pradeep Jeeha  MMM Elected
Siven Poonoosamy  PTr Elected
7Piton–Riviere du RempartJai Prakash Meenowa  MMM Elected
Dev Virahsawmy   PTr Elected
Rajman Rampersad  PTr Elected
8Quartier Militaire–Moka Lormus Bundhoo   PTr Elected
Suren Dayal  PTr Elected
Veda Baloomoody  MMM Elected
9Flacq–Bon AccueilVinod Bojeenauth  PTr Elected
Ajay Gunness  MMM Elected
Dhurma Nath  MMM Elected
10Montagne Blanche–
Grand River South East		Manou Bheenick  PTr Elected
Vishnu Bundhun  PTr Elected
Zeel Peerun  MMM Reelected
11Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle Arvin Boolell   PTr Reelected
Jagdish Haton  MMM Elected
Yesdev Jeelall  PTr Elected
12Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien Vasant Bunwaree   PTr Reelected
Eddy Boissézon   MMM Elected
Anand Soburrun  PTr Elected
13Riviere des Anguilles–SouillacKishore Deerpalsing  PTr Elected
Moorthy Sunassee  PTr Elected
Raouf Bundhun   MMM Elected
14Savanne–Black River Alan Ganoo   MMM Elected
Hervé Aimée  PTr Elected
Seewoosunkur Jhuboo  PTr Elected
15La Caverne–Phoenix Razack Peeroo   PTr Reelected
Steven Obeegadoo   MMM Reelected
Kailash Purryag   PTr Elected
16Vacoas–FlorealSarat Lallah  PTr Elected
Siram Sakaram  MMM Elected
Marie-Claude Arouff-Parfait  PTr Elected
17Curepipe–MidlandsClarel Malherbe  PTr Reelected
Jacques Chasteau de Balyon  PTr Elected
Motee Ramdass  MMM Elected
Gaëtan Duval   PGD Best Loser;
Reelected
18Belle Rose–Quatre BornesDan Bhima  PTr Elected
Kadress Pillay  PTr Elected
Danielle Perrier  MMM Elected
19Stanley–Rose Hill Paul Bérenger   MMM Reelected
Siddick Chady   PTr Reelected
Jayen Cuttaree   MMM Reelected
20Beau Bassin–Petite RiviereJoceline Minèrve  MMM Reelected
Rajesh Bhagwan   MMM Reelected
Monique Ohsan-Bellepeau   PTr Elected
21RodriguesBenoît Jolicoeur  OPR Reelected
Serge Clair   OPR Reelected
Nicolas Von Mally   MR Best Loser
Alex Nancy  MR Best Loser
Source: OEC, OEC

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA
  3. ↑ Mauritius: 1995 National Assembly election results Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA
  4. ↑ Elections in Mauritius African Elections Database
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