Mauritius

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The opposition Lepep Alliance (see note), led by 84-year-old former President Anerood Jugnauth, won 47 of the 62 directly-elected seats in the 69-member Assembly. The coalition formed by the outgoing Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam's Labour Party (PTR) and the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) of Paul Berenger took 13 seats. Mr. Ramgoolam himself lost the seat that he had held for 23 years. On 15 December, President Kailash Purryag appointed Mr. Jugnauth as Prime Minister, and the government was sworn in on 17 December. Mr. Jugnauth and Mr. Ramgoolam have alternated as Prime Minister since 1982, except for a brief interlude when Mr. Berenger was Prime Minister between 2003 and 2005.

On 22 December, the National Assembly elected Ms. Santi Bai Hanoomanjee (Lepep Alliance) as its new Speaker, who thereby became the first woman Speaker of the country.

During the election campaign, the Lepep Alliance promised to boost the economy to achieve 6 per cent annual growth and to expand manufacturing. The PTR-MMM coalition promised to create between 60,000 to 75,000 jobs by the end of the next term and to double the economic growth rate to 5.5 per cent. It also promised to amend the Constitution so the President - currently a ceremonial post indirectly elected by Parliament - would be directly elected; a proposal opposed by the Lepep Alliance. Under the PTR-MMM's proposal, Mr. Ramgoolam would have become a President with expanded powers with MMM leader Bérenger as Prime Minister.

Note:

The Lepep alliance included the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) led by Mr. Pravind Jugnauth, the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD) of Mr. Xavier Luc Duval and the Muvman Liberater (ML) of Mr. Ivan Collendavelloo.
Number of parties winning seats: 3
Percentage of parties winning seats: 6.7%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 82.3%
Alternation of power after elections: Yes
Number of parties in government: 3
Names of parties in government: Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD) and Muvman Liberater (ML)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total	Directly elected	Nominated
Lepep Alliance	51	47	4
Labour Party (PTr) - Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)	16	13	3
Organization of the People of Rodrigues (OPR)	2	2	0

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 61
Number of women elected: 8

Notes: Eight women were directly elected; none were appointed.
Percentage of women elected: 11.6%
Women Directly Elected: 8
Other notes on the elections: Number of parties winning seats: 3 (2 coalitions and one party)
Sources: National Assembly (14.01.2014)

Office of the Electoral Commissioner (11.02.2015)

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 61
Total number of women after the election: 8
Percentage of women after the election: 11.6%
First-term parliamentarians: 32
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 46.4%
Date of the first session: 22 Dec 2014

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Santi Bai Hanoomanjee (Female)
Date of birth: 1952
Political party: Lepep Alliance
Date of election: 22 Dec 2014

Mauritius

National Assembly

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout

Results

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Members elected, by sex

New legislature

First Speaker of the new legislature

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