Mauritius: Parties unrepresented in 2005 Parliament

Updated April 2010

Party mergers

In October 2009 the Mouvement Républicain (MR, unrepresented in the National Assembly) dissolved itself to join the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) and its leader, Rama Valayden, became the Secretary-General of the PMSD.

Unrepresented parties

The following parties contested the 2005 elections, but failed to win seats in the National Assembly. Parties are ordered by number of candidates fielded, date of founding and alphabetically.

Party Coalition Leaders Founded
Mouvement Républicain (MR)
Republican Movement
Alliance Sociale Rama Valayden 23 August 1996
Les Vertes Fraternels
The Fraternal Greens
Alliance Sociale Louis Sylvio Michel c2002
Front Solidarité Mauricienne (FSM)
Mauritian Solidarity Front
Formerly: Hizbullah National Party
Mohammad (Cehl) Fakeer Meeah 1991
Parti du Peuple Mauricien (PPM)
Mauritian Peoples' Party
Anirood Gujadhur c1983
Lalit Ram Seegobin 1982
Front Populaire Musulman (FPM)
Popular Muslim Front
c1995
Mouvement Démocratique National Raj Dayal (MDN Raj Dayal)
Raj Dayal National Democratic Movement
Raj Dayal before 2000
Rezistans ek Alternativ Devianand Narrain?
Party Malin Danransingh Aubeeluck
Mouvement Socialiste Indépendent (MSI)
Independent Socialist Movement
Tamil Council Devarajen Kanaksabee c2005
Groupe de Cinq Jean Robert Gerard Clarisse c2005
Mouvement Démocratique Mauricien (MDM)
Mauritian Democratic Movement
c1995
Mouvement Travailleurs Mauriciens
Mauritian Workers' Movement
c1995
Mouvement Authentique Mauricien (MAM) L'Alliance Pour La Justice (APJ) Eliézer François c2000
Mouvement Libération Militant (MLM)
Militant Liberation Movement
L'Alliance Pour La Justice (APJ) Maulana Adam Sahodeea
Majority Party/Partie de la Majorité 2005
Comité d'Action Musulman Mauricien (CAMM)
Mauritian Committee for Muslim Action
Sir Abdul Razak Mohammed February 1959
Mouvement National Mauricien (MNM)
Mauritian National Movement
Louis Serge Antoine 5 May 2000
Conservative Party
Démocratie Union Socialist Mauricien (DUSM)
Mauritian Democratic Socialist Union
Ekta Party
Unity Party
Mouvement Populaire Lendroit
Lendoit Popular Movement
Union Mauricienne
Mauritian Union
Jean-Michel de Senneville c2000
Rassemblement Socialiste Mauricien (RSM)
Mauritian Socialist Rally
Independent Forward Block (IFB) Sookdeo Bissoondoyal 1959
Démocratie Mauricienne c1995
Front Progressive du Peuple Rodriguais (FPPR)
Front Progressiste du Peuple Rodriguaais?
Rodrigues Peoples' Progressive Front
Mauritius Party Rights c1991
Mouvement Solidarité Travailleur Mauricien Rodrigues Agalega (MSTMRA)
Mouvement Travailliste Socialiste (MTS)
Socialist Labour Movement
Patriotic Reformist Organisation (PRO)
Ralliement des Rodriguais Responsables (RRR)
Responsible Rodrigian Rally
Rassemblement des Travailleurs Sociaux
Workers' Social Rally
Top Dhamaka Vrai Rouge
Union Patriots Illois Mauricien