Mauritian general election, 1987

Mauritian general election, 1987
	← List of MPs elected in the Mauritian general election, 1983
All 70 seats in the National Assembly ; 35 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Sir Anerood Jugnauth ; MSM	Subsequent Prime Minister; Sir Anerood Jugnauth ; MSM

Last updated April 23, 2019

General elections were held in Mauritius on 30 August 1987. The result was a victory for the Alliance, composed of the Labour Party, the Mauritian Socialist Movement and the Mauritian Social Democrat Party, which won 44 of the 70 seats.^[1]

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The main Island of Mauritius is located about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. The Republic of Mauritius also includes the islands of Rodrigues, Agalega and St. Brandon. The capital and largest city Port Louis is located on the main island of Mauritius.

The Labour Party is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Mauritius, and one of the four main Mauritian political parties along with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) and the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD). As a member of the Labour Party-MMM alliance, it had four Members of Parliament directly elected in the general election of 2014. The party is led by Navin Ramgoolam.

The Militant Socialist Movement is a centre-left political party in Mauritius that adheres to the philosophies of socialism and political democracy. It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, winning 34 of the 69 seats in the 2014 general elections. With political development, 6 MPs from the opposition joined officially the party making the current majority at 40. It also holds the largest number of seats in all city/town councils through the country with 60 councilors out of 120.

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 were filled by the "best losers".^[2] Voter turnout was 85%.^[3]

Rodrigues is a 108-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about 560 kilometres (350 mi) east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius and Réunion. It is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef, and just off its coast lie some tiny uninhabited islands. The island used to be the tenth District of Mauritius; it gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is Port Mathurin.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats			+/-
Party	Votes	%	Constituency	Best-loser	Total	+/-
Union†	789,268	47.3	21	3	24	+2
Alliance*	675,757	40.3	39	5	44	-2
Mauritian Social Democrat Party	141,878	8.5	39	5	44	-2
Rodrigues People's Organisation	17,044	1.0	2	0	2	0
Rodrigues People's Grouping	11,826	0.7	0	0	0	New
Lalit	8,723	0.5	0	0	0	0
Mauritian People's Party	3,794	0.2	0	0	0	0
MTS	2,077	0.1	0	0	0	New
OMT-FNAS	1,529	0.1	0	0	0	New
MEM/PE	678	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritian Future	676	0.0	0	0	0	New
National Mauritius Muslim Rights	606	0.0	0	0	0	New
Progressive Socialist Movement	590	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritian Planters Movement	524	0.0	0	0	0	New
Rally for the Economy and Development	512	0.0	0	0	0	New
Socialist Movement of the South	459	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mario Fabien Grouping	362	0.0	0	0	0	New
Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius	240	0.0	0	0	0	New
People's Democratic Movement	117	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritian National Party	57	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritius United Party	54	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritian Unity Organisation	41	0.0	0	0	0	New
Independents	11,927	0.7	0	0	0	0
Total	1,668,739	100	62	8	70	+4
Source: Nohlen et al., EISA

* The Alliance was an alliance of the two factions of the Labour Party (9 seats), the Mauritian Socialist Movement (31 seats - 26 constituency and 5 "best loser") and the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (4 seats).

† The Union was an alliance of the Mauritian Militant Movement (24 seats), the Democratic Labour Movement and the Socialist Workers' Front.

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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: 1987 Legislative Assembly election results EISA

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[1] Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

[2] Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA

[3] Mauritius: 1987 Legislative Assembly election results EISA