Mauritius: 2005 National Assembly elections results overview
Updated October 2009
The elections took place on July 3, 2005 and, according to Katherine Murison (2008, 776) the voter turnout was over 81.5% of registered voters.
Up to eight seats can be allocated to "best losers" by the Electoral Supervisory Commission "[i]n order to ensure a fair and adequate representation of each community", in terms of Section 38 of the Constitution of 1968. In 2005 all eight were allocated.
Alliances
Alliance Sociale (AS) consisted of the Labour Party (LP or PTr), Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval (PMXD), Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien (MMSM), Mouvement Republicain and Les Verts (the Greens).
MSM/MMM was an alliance of Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) and Parti Mauricien Social Democrate (PMSD).
Results overview
Note on "others" The two elective seats went to the Organisation du Peuple de Rodrigues (OPR), while the two "best loser" seats were allocated to the Mouvement Rodriguais (MR).
| Alliance/Party | % votes | Elected seats | Best loser seats | Total seats | % seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Sociale | 48.8 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 60.0 |
| MSM/MMM | 42.6 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 34.3 |
| Others | 8.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Total | 100.00 | 62 | 8 | 70 | 100.00 |
Table sources
Elctoral Commissioner's Office 2005a & 2005b; Kadima & Kasenally 2006, 8.
References
CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS 1968, [www] http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/AssemblySite/menuitem.ee3d58b2c32c60451251701065c521ca/ [opens new window].
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE 2005a "The National Assembly Elections held on 3 July 2005", [www] http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco/menuitem.37ba32a3c4783128d6c8662948a521ca/ ?content_id=ec2b9dbfa1158010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD [opens new window].
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE 2005b "The National Assembly Elections held on 3 July 2005: Additional Seats allocated", [www] http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco/menuitem.37ba32a3c4783128d6c8662948a521ca/ ?content_id=c32b9dbfa1158010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD [opens new window].
KADIMA, D & KASENALLY, R 2006 "The formation, Collapse and Revival of Political Party Coalitions in Mauritius: Ethnic Logic and Calculation at Play" IN Kadima, D (ed) The Politics of Party Coalitions in Africa, 73-109, Johannesburg, EISA/KAS.
MURISON, K 2008 "Mauritius: Recent History" IN Frame, I (ed) Africa South of the Sahara 2008, London, Routledge, 773-776.