Mauritius: Political Campaigns: The candidates

There were 535 candidates contesting for the 2000 National Assembly seats. Twenty-one political parties and alliances filled a total of 354 candidates and 181 people stood as independent candidates. Table 4 indicates the candidates and their respective political parties:

Table 4: Candidates fielded by registered parties/ alliances[1]

Party / Alliance	Total
Tamil Council	6
Parti du Peuple Mauricien (PPM)	39
Mauritius Party Rights	1
MDM Raj Dayal (Mouvement Democratique National Raj Dayal)	50
Parti Action Liberal	2
Hizbullah Party	60
Nouvo Lizour	6
Union Mauricienne	3
Lalit	20
Mouvement National Mauricien	7
Mouvement Planteur Agricole	4
Comité d'Action Mauricien	3
Mouvement Travailliste Socialiste	2
Alliance Parti Travailliste (PMXD)	60
Démocratie Mauricienne	4
Mouvement Authentique Mauricien	6
Alliance MSM/MMM	60
Mouvement Démocratique Mauricien (MDM)	15
Mouvement Rodriguais	2
Organisation du Peuple de Rodrigues (OPR)	2
21. Parti Mauricien Xavier Duvalier (PMXD)	2
22. Independent Candidates	181
Total	535

Table 4: Note

[1] Source: Mauritius Electoral Commissioner 2000.