2019 Mauritian general election

The National Assembly has 62 elected members elected in 20 three-seat constituencies and one two-seat constituency (the island of Rodrigues). The elections are held using the block vote system, whereby voters have as many votes as there are seats available.[1]

In addition to the elected members, the Electoral Supervisory Commission has the power to appoint a further eight members. The additional members are chosen from amongst the unsuccessful candidates who received the highest number of votes, and are appointed with the aim of balancing the parliamentary representation of different ethnic groups.[2]

Directly elected seats by parties and constituencies.

The ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) won over half of the seats in Parliament, meaning incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, who took over from his father Anerood Jugnauth in 2017, will serve a full five-year term as Prime Minister.[3]

Of the 62 directly-elected seats, the MSM won 38, the Labour Party won 14, the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) won 8, and the Organization of the People of Rodrigues (OPR) won 2 seats from the island of Rodrigues.[3]

Following the announcement of the results and the formation of a new government, several legal petitions were lodged in Supreme Court challenging the validity of the results, claiming electoral irregularities, a lack of transparency, undue influence by political activists and allegations of fraud and electoral bribery.[4] The presence of independent monitors was claimed to have been ineffective.[5] The Electoral Services Commission was also criticised for the way it handled the electoral process and subsequent complaints.[6] Murdered activist Kistnen was also about to disclose details of how 1200 Bangladeshi nationals (with work permit visas) voted in several constituencies.[7]