Mauritian general election, 1991

Mauritian general election, 1991
Mauritius
15 September 1991 (1991-09-15)

All 70 seats in the National Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sir Anerood Jugnauth Navin Ramgoolam
Party MSM Labour Party
Leader since 1983 1991
Leader's seat Piton & Riviere Du Rempart Pamplemousses and Triolet
Last election 44 seats 8 seats
Seats before 44 8
Seats won 57 3
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 5
Popular vote 944,521 670,631
Percentage 55.4 39.3%
Swing Increase 15.4% Decrease 16.9%

Prime Minister before election

Sir Anerood Jugnauth
MSM

Subsequent Prime Minister

Sir Anerood Jugnauth
MSM

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General elections was held in Mauritius on 15 September 1991.[1] Three main parties gained seats in this election: the Militant Socialist Movement, Mauritian Militant Movement and the Labour Party. The MSM formed an alliance with the MMM and the Labour party formed an alliance with the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD). On 17 September 1991, results showed that MSM-MMM won 57 seats out of 60 elected seats.[2] This gave 95% of seats to MSM-MMM leader Anerood Jugnauth and 5% to Labour Party-PMSD leader Navin Ramgoolam.

Parties and leaders

The main political parties taking part in the elections were the Militant Socialist Movement and Labour Party which were the current government, and the Mauritian Militant Movement which was the current opposition party. Earlier that year, Navin Ramgoolam[3] became the leader of the Labour Party. As a result, the MSM-Labour Party coalition broke down in February 1991 because Ramgoolam demanded that the deal between the parties should be reviewed and that the MSM leader, Anerood Jugnauth, should hold the office of Prime Minister for half of the term (two and a half years), with Ramgoolam serving out the remainder of the term. However, Jugnauth did not want to step aside in favour of Ramgoolam. Ramgoolam then announced that his party would contest the elections due September on its own.

MSM-MMM Coalition

Jugnauth proposed an electoral pact with the Mauritian Militant Movement(MMM), the party which Jugnauth himself had formerly led between 1976 to 1983, before the formation of the MSM. The two parties agreed that Anerood Jugnauth would remain Prime Minister for the full term of 5 years and that MMM leader Paul Bérenger would serve in his Cabinet. Bérenger later became Minister of External Affairs.[4]

Party strains

During the term, Rama Sithanen, Sheila Bappoo and Daram Gockool defected from the MSM to the Mauritian Labour Party. Such defections put the MSM under increasing strain, and Jugnauth came under pressure to hold general elections in 1995 rather than 1996, as constitutionally scheduled.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Constituency Best-loser Total
MSM-MMM-MTD944,521 55.457057
Labour Party-MSDP670,63139.3549
Rodrigues People's Organisation16,0800.9
Socialist Workers' Front12,1620.7000
Rodrigues People's Grouping11,6460.7000
Liberal Action Party6,0530.4000
Mauritian People's Party5,6960.3000
Militant Workers Party2,1370.1000
Socialist Movement of the South6860.0000
Communist Party of Mauritius3580.0000
Mauritius Party Rights2430.0000
Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius1910.0000
Mauritius United Party1600.0000
People's Democratic Party1210.0000
Independents30,0051.8000
Total1,706,24010062466
Source: Nohlen et al., EISA

By constituency

Constituency Elected MPs Party Alliance Religion!
1LACLÉ, Mathieu Ange BOULLE
Edouard JérômeLARIDON
ARMANCE, Georges Alain
MSM-MMMChristians
2JEEWAH, Ahmad Sulliman ASGARALLY
Abdool Azize
LEE CHEONG LEM, Noe Ah-Qwet
MSM-MMMMuslim
Chinese
3Cassam Uteem
GENDOO, Osman
KHODABUX, Bashir Ahmud
MSM-MMMMuslim
4BRIZMOHUN, Parmanund
ARUNASALOM, José
GENEVIEVE, Claude Raymond
MSM-MMMHindu
Christian
5Navin Ramgoolam
JHURRY, Jyaneshwur
KOONJOO, Premdut
Labor Party-MSDP
MSM-MMM
MSM/MSM
Hindu
6FOKEER, Dharmanand Goopt,
DULLOO, Madan Murlidhar
PARSURAMAN Armoorgum
MSM-MMMHindu
7Sir Anerood Jugnauth
GUNGAH, Dwarkanath
UTCHANAH, Mahyendrah
MSM-MMMHindu
8Ashok Jugnauth
MOUTIA, Sutyadeo
PYNEEANDEE, Retnon
MSM-MMMHindu
9BACHOO, Anil Kumar
GUTTEE, Rajnarain
NEEWOOR, Roodrashen
MSM-MMMHindu
10JADDOO, Ramduthsing
GOBURDHUN, Jagdishwar
PEERUN, Mohammud Zeelannee
MSM-MMMHindu
Hindu
Muslim
11BOOLELL, Arvin
DAYAL, Bharat Bhusan,
LALLAH, Subhas Chandra
Labor Party-MSDP
MSM-MMM
Hindu
12BUNWAREE, Dr. Vasant Kumar
COLLENDAVELLOO, Ivan Leslie
CHOONEE, Mookhesswur
Labor Party-MSDP
MSM-MMM
Hindu
Christian
Hindu
13AUMEER, Hurreeprem
NABABSING, Paramhamsa
KASENALLY Ahmud
MSM-MMMHindu
Muslim
14Alan Ganoo
COMARMOND, Claude Francis Germain
PHOKEER, Sooroojdev
MSM-MMMHindu
Christian
Hindu
15OBEEGADOO, Louis Steven
SEETARAM, Iswurdeo
SOODHUN, Showkutally
MSM-MMMChristian
Hindu
Muslim
16BAPPOO, Sheilabai
GOKHOOL, Dharambeer
Karl Offmann
MSM-MMMHindu
Hindu
Christian
17DARGA, Louis Amédée
SAUZIER, Philippe Epaminondas Gaston Maxime
TEELOCK, Sanjit Kumar
MSM-MMMChristian
Hindu
18RUHEE, Keertee Coomar
Rama Sithanen
GLOVER, Michael James Kevin
MSM-MMMHindu
Christian
19CUTTAREE, Jaya Krishna
DE LESTRAC, Jean Claude Gervais Raoul
Paul Bérenger
MSM-MMMHindu
Christian
20BHAGWAN, Rajesh Anand
MINERVE, Marie Therèse Joceline
FINETTE, Jean Régis
MSM-MMMHindu
Christian
Source: Government of Mauritius

References

  1. Election Results Government of Mauritius
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. Bio-data of Dr The Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK Government of Mauritius
  4. Bio-data of Honourable Paul Raymond Bérenger G.C.S.K, MP Government of Mauritius
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