Mauritian general election, 1948

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General elections were held in Mauritius in August 1948. They were the first under a new constitution, which established a Legislative Council with 19 elected members, 12 appointed members and 3 ex-officio members,^[1] and expanded the franchise to all adults who could write their name in one of the island's languages.^[2] They were won by the Labour Party led by Guy Rozemont,^[3] with eleven of the 19 elected seats won by Hindus. However, the Governor-General Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy appointed twelve conservatives to the Council, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.^[2]

References

1. ^ History and Information Mauritius Permanent Mission to the UN
2. ^ ^{a b} Mauritius: Toward Independence Country Data
3. ^ History Mauritius UK Connection