1967 Mauritian general election
General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. The result was a victory for the Independence Party, an alliance of the Labour Party, Independent Forward Bloc and Comité d'Action Musulman, won 43 of the 70 seats,[1] allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government.
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The voting system created twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and eight seats were filled by a system known as "best losers" whereby the electoral commission would appoint eight unsuccessful candidates to ensure that ethnic minorities were fairly represented.[2] Voter turnout was 88.9%.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | ||
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| Constituency | Best-loser | Total | ||||
| Independence Party[a] | 444,737 | 54.66 | 39 | 4 | 43 | +13 |
| Mauritian Social Democrat Party | 354,193 | 43.53 | 23 | 4 | 27 | +19 |
| All Mauritius Hindu Congress | 7,056 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Socialist Workers Party | 1,238 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius Liberation Front | 843 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius Workers Party | 501 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius Young Communist League | 452 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigues Party | 232 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 813,677 | 100 | 62 | 8 | 70 | +30 |
| Source: Electoral Commission, Nohlen et al. | ||||||
a The Independence Party bloc consisted of the Labour Party (PTr) 26 seats, the Independent Forward Bloc (IFB) 12 seats and the Comité d'Action Musulman (CAM) 5 seats.
References
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA
- Mauritius: 1967 Legislative Assembly election results overview EISA
