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]
Results
The elections were held over two days, with Port Louis and Plaines Wilhems-Rivière Noire voting on 9 August and the remainder voting on 10 August.[4]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Louis | Guy Rozemont | 7,257 | 16.4 | Elected |
| Charles Edgard Millien | 7,169 | 16.2 | Elected | |
| Renganaden Seeneevassen | 5,257 | 11.9 | Elected | |
| Samuel Benjamin Emile | 4,782 | 10.8 | Elected | |
| François Gabriel Martial | 4,350 | 9.9 | ||
| Abdool Razack Mohamed | 4,331 | 9.8 | ||
| Alphonse Gontrand Zamudio | 3,275 | 7.4 | ||
| Cassam Mamode Nazroo | 2,498 | 5.7 | ||
| Louis François Raynald Moutia | 2,269 | 5.1 | ||
| Ajum Dahal | 1,992 | 4.5 | ||
| Joseph Marcel Mason | 516 | 1.2 | ||
| Louis Frank Noël Nellan | 457 | 1.0 | ||
| Plaines Wilhem- Black River | Jules Marie Joseph Louis Maurice Jean Koenig | 10,129 | 11.4 | Elected |
| Louise Marie Emilienne Rochecouste | 9,329 | 10.5 | Elected | |
| Peter Gérard Raymond Rault | 8,195 | 9.3 | Elected | |
| Dunputh Luckeenarain | 7,988 | 9.0 | Elected | |
| Joseph Guy Forget | 7,436 | 8.4 | Elected | |
| Louis Raoul Rivet | 7119 | 8.0 | Elected | |
| Paul Maurice Laurence Nairac | 6,147 | 6.9 | ||
| Moonasur Kooraram | 6,099 | 6.9 | ||
| Félix Conrad Laventure | 5,681 | 6.4 | ||
| Jean Raoul Lamalétie | 5,354 | 6.1 | ||
| Amédée Poupard | 5,290 | 6.0 | ||
| Jacques Sizefroi Esaïe David | 5,069 | 5.7 | ||
| Rechad Ben Noorooya | 4,250 | 4.8 | ||
| Marie Eugène Grégoire | 397 | 0.4 | ||
| Grand Port-Savanne | Sookdeo Bissoondoyal | 5,612 | 18.7 | Elected |
| Jaynarain Roy | 5,174 | 17.3 | Elected | |
| Juggurnauth Bedaysee | 4,707 | 15.7 | Elected | |
| Charles Henri Raymond Hein | 3,480 | 11.6 | ||
| Marie Louis Philippe Rozemont | 2,908 | 9.7 | ||
| Wilfrid L'etang | 2,757 | 9.2 | ||
| Mamode Ismael Ghanty | 2,629 | 8.8 | ||
| Dayanandsing Ramdin | 2,183 | 7.3 | ||
| Louis Antoine Marcel Marrier D'unienville | 540 | 1.8 | ||
| Pamplemousses- Rivière du Rempart | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | 5,982 | 23.4 | Elected |
| Harilall Ranchhordas Vaghjee | 5,655 | 22.2 | Elected | |
| Aunauth Beejadhur | 5,118 | 20.1 | Elected | |
| Jean Philippe Lagesse | 2,846 | 11.2 | ||
| Radhamohun Gujadhur | 2,082 | 8.2 | ||
| Donald Francis | 1,370 | 5.4 | ||
| Ramawad Sewgobind | 1,087 | 4.3 | ||
| Ramsoondar Baboolall | 577 | 2.3 | ||
| Ramchundur Goburdhun | 405 | 1.6 | ||
| Rampartab Allgoo | 397 | 1.6 | ||
| Moka-Flacq | Sookdeosing Balgobin | 4,737 | 18.2 | Elected |
| Bhagwan Gujadhur | 4,602 | 17.7 | Elected | |
| Ramsoomer Balgobin | 4,544 | 17.5 | Elected | |
| Alexis Désire Fernand Leclézio | 4,472 | 17.2 | ||
| Ackbar Gujadhur | 3,139 | 12.1 | ||
| Ismaël Peeroo | 2,600 | 10.0 | ||
| Satyadev Salabee | 1,929 | 7.4 | ||
| Total | 214,168 | 100 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission | ||||
References
- ↑ History and Information Mauritius Permanent Mission to the UN
- 1 2 Mauritius: Toward Independence Country Data
- ↑ History Mauritius UK Connection
- ↑ Results of the General Election for the Mauritius Legislative Council held on 9/10 August Electoral Commission
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