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.

Background

Election date(s)
07 Nov 2019
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
06 Oct 2019
Timing of election
Early elections
Expected date of next elections
10 Nov 2024
Number of seats at stake
62
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
71
Total number of candidates
810

Voter turnout

Registered voters
941,719
Voters
725,236
Voter turnout
77.0%

Results

About the election

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s Morisian Alliance (see note 1) won the majority in the 70-member National Assembly (see note 2), defeating two other alliances: Former Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam’s National Alliance and former Prime Minister Paul Bérenger’s Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM). On 12 November, Mr. Pravind Jugnauth was sworn in for a five-year term.

The 2019 elections were the first to be held under the incumbent Prime Minister who had taken over from his father, Mr. Anerood Jugnauth , in 2017 when the latter stepped down from the post. During election campaigning, the major parties pledged to strengthen the welfare state and improve equality. The incumbent Prime Minister, who is also Finance Minister, promised to continue his economic policies, citing the economic growth of nearly four per cent in 2018, and promised more infrastructure work, including an underground train.

Note 1:

The Morisian Alliance comprises, amongst others, Prime Minister Jugnauth’s Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) and the Muvman Liberater (ML), which was in the outgoing coalition government. In 2019 the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD), which had been in the Lepep Alliance in 2014, joined the National Alliance led by Mr. Ramgoolam's Labour Party.

Note 2:

In addition to 62 directly elected members, the Electoral Supervisory Commission may nominate a maximum of eight additional members with a view to correcting any imbalance in community representation in Parliament. In the 2019 elections, eight additional members were nominated (up from seven previously), bringing the total number of members to 70, of whom 14 were women (up from eight).

Number of parties winning seats
4
Percentage of parties winning seats
5.6%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
67.7%
Alternation of power after elections
No

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total Directly elected Nominated
Morisian Alliance 42 38 4
National Alliance 17 14 3
Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) 9 8 1
Organization of the People of Rodrigues (OPR) 2 2 0
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
52
Number of women elected
10
Percentage of women elected
16.1%
Women Directly Elected
10
Women Appointed
4
Sources

National Assembly (11.12.2019, 27.02.2020)

http://electoral.govmu.org

AFP

Reuters

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
56
Total number of women after the election
14
Percentage of women after the election
20.0%
First-term parliamentarians
31
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
44.3%
Date of the first session
21 Nov 2019

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Sooroojdev Phokeer (Male)
Date of birth: 1951
Date of election
21 Nov 2019

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No