Mauritian general election, 1982

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General elections were held in Mauritius on 11 June 1982. 360 candidates representing 22 parties contested the election,^[1] the result of which was a victory for the Mauritian Militant Movement-Mauritian Socialist Party alliance, which won 60 of the 66 seats.^[2]

The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and up to eight seats were filled by the "best losers",^[3] although following this election, only four "best loser" seats were awarded. Voter turnout was 87.3%.^[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats			+/-
			Constituency	Best-loser	Total
Mauritian Militant Movement	906,800	63.0	60	0	42	+8
Mauritian Socialist Party					18	New
National Alliance Party*	357,385	24.8	0	2	2	-26
Mauritian Social Democrat Party	120,412	8.4	0	2	2	-6
Rodrigues People's Organisation	16,129	1.1	2	0	2	+2
Mauritian Islamic Party	9,334	0.6	0	0	0	New
Independent Forward Bloc	6,134	0.4	0	0	0	0
Mauritian Democratic Union	1,558	0.1	0	0	0	0
National Liberation Front	1,352	0.1	0	0	0	New
Liberal Movement of the North	910	0.1	0	0	0	New
Mauritius Young Labour Movement	523	0.0	0	0	0	New
Republican Centre Party	454	0.0	0	0	0	0
Independent Democratic Movement	334	0.0	0	0	0	New
Socialist Zenes	265	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritian Radical Movement	255	0.0	0	0	0	New
Organisation of Mauritian People	189	0.0	0	0	0	New
Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius-Hindu Progressive Movement	118	0.0	0	0	0	New
Mauritian Socialist Congress	115	0.0	0	0	0	New
Dhravediennes United Party	96	0.0	0	0	0	New
Independents	15,393	1.1	0	0	0	0
Total	1,438,816	100	62	6	66	-4
Source: Nohlen et al

* The National Alliance Party was an alliance of Labour Party, the Muslim Committee of Action and dissidents from the Mauritian Social Democrat Party.

References

1. ^ Mauritius: General election of June 1982 EISA
2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0198296452
3. ^ Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA
4. ^ Mauritius: 1982 Legislative Assembly election results EISA