National Assembly of Mauritius

Mauritian National Assembly
10th National Assembly of Mauritius
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Rajkeshwar Purryag CGSK GOSK, (MLP) since July 5, 2005
Leader of the Government	Navin Ramgoolam, (MLP) since July 5 , 2005
Leader of Opposition	Paul Berenger, (MMM) since July 05, 2005
Members	62 plus 8 non-voting members
Political groups	Alliance De L'Avenir      Alliance Du Coeur
Elections
Last election	May 5, 2010
Meeting place
House of Parliament,Port Louis
Website
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The National Assembly is Mauritius's unicameral parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country became a republic. It consists of 70 members, 62 elected for four-year terms in multi-member constituencies and 8 additional members, known as "best losers", appointed by the Supreme Court to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented. The president is elected for a five-year term by the parliament. The Assembly is made up of 70 members, of whom 62 are directly elected in 21 constituencies. The island of Mauritius is divided into 20 constituencies returning three members each and that of Rodrigues is a single constituency returning two members. After a general election, the Electoral Supervisory Commission may nominate up to a maximum of 8 additional members in accordance with section 5 of the First Schedule of the Constitution with a view to correct any imbalance in community representation in Parliament. This system of nominating members is commonly called the best loser system.

The political party or party alliance which wins the majority of seats in Parliament forms the government and its leader usually becomes the Prime Minister. It is the Prime Minister who selects the members of the composition of the Cabinet from elected members of the Assembly, except for the Attorney General, who may not be an elected member of the Assembly The political party or alliance which has the second largest majority forms the Official Opposition and its leader is normally nominated by the President of the Republic as the Leader of the Opposition. The Assembly elects a Speaker, a Deputy Speaker and a Deputy Chairman of Committees as one of its first business.

Composition

The Constitution of Mauritius provides for the Parliament of Mauritius to consist of the President and the National Assembly. The Parliament of Mauritius is modelled after the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, where Members of Parliament are voted in at regular general elections, on the basis of a first past the post system.

Mauritius

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Mauritius

Government President (List) Anerood Jugnauth Vice President Monique Ohsan Bellepeau Prime Minister (List) Navin Ramgoolam Parliament National Assembly Lord Speaker Rajkeswur Purryag The Cabinet MPs The Opposition Leader of the Opposition Paul Berenger Elections Elections in Mauritius Constituencies Political Parties Mauritian Labour Party Mauritian Militant Movement Mauritian Social Democrat Party Militant Socialist Movement Mauritian Solidarity Front Republican Movement Rodrigues Movement Rodrigues People's Organisation Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval The Greens Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement Dependencies Agalega Islands Union Territory Cargados Carajos Rodrigues Local Government Foreign Relations

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2010 legislative election

e • d Summary of the 5 May 2010 National Assembly of Mauritius election results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats	Additional seats	Total seats
Alliance of the Future (Alliance de L'Avenir) Mauritian Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) Mauritian Social Democrat Party (Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate) Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien)	1,001,903	49.69	41	4	45
Alliance of the Heart (Alliance du Coeur) Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) National Union (Union Nationale) Mauritian Socialist Democrat Movement (Mouvement Mauricien Socialiste Démocrate)	847,095	42.01	18	2	20
Mauritian Solidarity Front (Front Solidarité Mauricienne)	51,161	2.54	1	—	1
Rodrigues Movement (Mouvement Rodriguais)	20,933	1.04	2	—	2
Rodrigues People's Organisation (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais)	18,815	0.93	—	1	1
Total (Turnout ~78%)	2,016,427	100.00	62	7	69
Source: gov.mu, gov.mu

2005 legislative election

e • d Summary of the 3 July 2005 National Assembly of Mauritius election results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats	Additional seats	total seats
Alliance Sociale: Mauritian Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval (Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval) The Greens (Les Verts) Republican Movement Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien)	948,766	48.8	38	4	42
Alliance MSM-MMM Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien) Mauritian Social Democrat Party (Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate)	829,460	42.6	22	2	24
Rodrigues People's Organisation (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais)	10,184	0.8	2	2	4
All others	156,538	8.0
Total (Turnout 81.5 %)	1,944,948	100.0	62	8	70
Source: Adam Carr

See also

• List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Mauritius