Mauritian general election, 1967

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General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. The result was a victory for the Independence Party led by the Labour Party, which won a total of 43 seats,^[1] allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government.

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 the "best losers".^[2] Voter turnout was 88.9%.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats			+/-
			Constituency	Best-loser	Total
Independence Party*	444,262	54.6	39	4	43	+13
Mauritian Social Democrat Party	354,196	43.5	23	4	27	+19
All Mauritian Hindu Congress	15,459	1.9	0	0	0	0
Mauritius Liberation Front			0	0	0	0
Mauritius Workers Party			0	0	0	0
Mauritius Young Communist League			0	0	0	0
National Socialist Workers Party			0	0	0	0
Rodrigues Party			0	0	0	0
Total	813,917	100	62	8	70	+30
Source: Nohlen et al

* The Independence Party bloc consisted of the Labour Party (26 seats), the Independent Forward Bloc (12 seats) and the Muslim Committee of Action (5 seats).

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0198296452
2. ^ Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA
3. ^ Mauritius: 1967 Legislative Assembly election results overview EISA