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General elections were held in Mauritius on 20 November 1995. The result was a 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 two 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.
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 Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates what it sees as a "fairer" society, without discrimination on the basis of social class, race, community, caste, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
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] although only four were filled at this election. Voter turnout was 79.9%. [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.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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| Constituency | Best-loser | Total | ||||
| Labour Party-MMM* | 1,084,236 | 65.2 | 60 | 0 | 60 | |
| MSM-MMR | 330,219 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gaëtan Duval Party | 105,282 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MMP-HP | 28,749 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement | 25,472 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodrigues People's Organisation | 16,631 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rodrigues Movement | 9,529 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Muslim People's Front | 8,233 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats' Movement | 6,848 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natural Law Party | 4,074 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Action Party | 3,332 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian People's Party | 2,505 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Movement for Peace | 1,630 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hizbullah | 1,375 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Movement for Justice | 1,149 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Democratic Movement | 859 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Movement of the South | 342 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hindu Etka Andolan Dul | 307 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Movement | 281 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Democracy | 259 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritian Workers' Movement | 212 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritius United Party | 185 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauritius Party Rights | 100 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 32,007 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,805 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 567,810** | 100 | 62 | 4 | 66 | |
| Source: EISA, IPU, Nohlen et al. | ||||||
* Of the 60 seats, the Labour Party won 35 and the MMM 25. [4]
** Total number of voters (voters could cast more than one vote).
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