Mauritius: 2005 National Assembly elections results overview

Updated July 2006

The elections took place on July 3, 2005 and, according to the EISA Observer Mission Interim Report (2005), the voter turnout was over 80% 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 and parties

Alliance Sociale (AS) consists of the Labour Party (LP or PTr), Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval (PMXD), Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien (MMSM), Mouvement Republicain (MR) 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).
OPR = Organisation du Peuple de Rodrigues.
MR = Mouvement Rodriguais.

Results overview

Seats	Seats per party				Total
Seats	AS	MSM/MMM	OPR	MR	Total
Constituency seats	38	22	2	0	62
Best loser seats	4	2	0	2	8
Total	42	24	2	2	70

Table sources

Elctoral Commissioner's Office 2005a & 2005b.

References

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS 1968, [www] http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/AssemblySite/menuitem.ee3d58b2c32c60451251701065c521ca/ [opens new window].

EISA 2005 Observer Mission Interim Report.

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].