Mauritian general election, 1959

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General elections were held in Mauritius on 9 March 1959. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 24 of the 40 seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Labour Party			24
Independent Forward Bloc			6
Muslim Committee of Action			5
Mauritian Social Democrat Party			3
Independents			2
Total			40
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Mauritius African Elections Database

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