2010 Mauritian general election

none May 2022 Mauritius parliamentary 2005 Mauritian general election 2005 2014 Mauritian general election 2014 All 62 directly elected seats in the National Assembly(and up to 8 BLS seats) 5 May 2010 Navin Ramgoolam 2011.jpg Navin Ramgoolam Labour Party (Mauritius) PTR–PMSD–MSM 41 1,001,903 49.69% The former Prime Minister and Leader of MMM, Mr. Paul Berenger calling on the President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Port Louis, in Mauritius on March 13, 2018 (cropped).jpg Paul Berenger Mauritian Militant Movement MMM–UN–MMSD 19 847,095 42.01% 2010 Mauritian general election - Results by constituency.svg Result by constituency. The colour shade shows the percentage of the elected candidate with the highest number of votes Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam Labour Party (Mauritius) Navin Ramgoolam Labour Party (Mauritius) General elections were held in Mauritius on 5 May 2010.http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/6937503.html Mauritius PM dissolves parliament – People's Daily Online English.people.com.cn 2010-04-01 2010-05-07 The coalition comprising Mauritius Labour Party under Navin Ramgoolam, the Militant Socialist Movement under Pravind Jugnauth and the Mauritian Social Democrat Party under Xavier-Luc Duval won a majority with 41 seats in the parliament. The Mauritian Militant Movement-led coalition under Paul Berenger finished second with 18 seats.http://www.defimedia.info/articles/8239/1/Navin-Ramgoolam-remporte-les-elections-generales-/Page1.html/ Navin Ramgoolam remporte les élections générales 6 May 2010 Le Défi Media Group 6 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100509094944/http://www.defimedia.info/articles/8239/1/Navin-Ramgoolam-remporte-les-elections-generales-/Page1.html 9 May 2010 The Mauritian Solidarity Front won one seat and the Rodrigues Movement won the two remaining seats. The elections were the ninth to be held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1968. The Mauritius Labour Party, Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD) and Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) formed an electoral coalition called Alliance de L'Avenir (en Alliance of the Future) for this election.Kurt Avish http://www.islandcrisis.net/category/mauritius-island/mauritius-general-election-2010/ Mauritius General Election 2010 Island Crisis 2010-05-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100506135009/http://www.islandcrisis.net/category/mauritius-island/mauritius-general-election-2010 2010-05-06 Ramgoolam, the alliance leader, allotted 35 seats to his own party to compete for the 60 seats on the island, whereas the MSM was given 18 and the PMSD 7.http://www.defimedia.info/articles/7766/1/Lalliance-bleu-blanc-rouge-conclue--35-tickets-au-Ptr-18-au-MSM-et-7-au-PMSD-/Page1.html L'alliance bleu-blanc-rouge conclue: 35 tickets au Ptr, 18 au MSM et 7 au PMSD 1 April 2010 Le Défi Media Group 6 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100403203356/http://www.defimedia.info/articles/7766/1/Lalliance-bleu-blanc-rouge-conclue--35-tickets-au-Ptr-18-au-MSM-et-7-au-PMSD-/Page1.html 3 April 2010 Before the election, it appeared that Berenger might gain back the PM's post that he held from 2003 to 2005; he was the first prime minister since independence that was not of South Asian origin.http://derstandard.at/1271375939291/Mauritius-Parlamentswahlen-koennten-Machtwechsel-bringen Parlamentswahlen könnten Machtwechsel bringen 4 May 2010 Der Standard German 6 May 2010 Berenger led his own alliance of parties, known as the Alliance du Coeurhttps://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=a1.fMPMBDyc8 Mauritius's Ramgoolam Leads Elections With 30% of Vote Counted 6 May 2010 Bloomberg 6 May 2010 Franz Wild Villen Anganan (en Alliance of the Heart), a reference to the official logo of the Mauritian Militant Movement, by far the biggest party in that alliance. Parties based in Rodrigues compete for the two remaining seats, with the Rodrigues People's Organisation and the Rodrigues Movement being the main parties there. During the election, 62 seats in the National Assembly of Mauritius were contested with a further eight seats to be designated by the electoral commission under a complex formula designed to keep a balance of ethnic groups in the parliament.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iirwLhNBnyjz5a15y1u0SLerunRQ https://web.archive.org/web/20100509164221/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iirwLhNBnyjz5a15y1u0SLerunRQ dead 9 May 2010 Count begins in Mauritius poll 6 May 2010 AFP 6 May 2010 The candidates must declare which ethnic group (Hindu, Muslim, Chinese or "general population") they belong to in order to run for a seat.http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/article432224.ece/Ethnicity-key-factor-in-Mauritius-vote Ethnicity key factor in Mauritius vote 4 May 2010 Times Live 6 May 2010 In 2010, 104 of the candidates refused to do so, resulting in them being disqualified, leaving 529 candidates for the seats. Around 130 foreign observers, including some from the African Union and the Southern African Development Community, were present to monitor the voting process. Around 900,000 people were eligible to vote in the election. The main issues debated were economic and constitutional reform, fraud, corruption, drug trafficking and ethnicity.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8661854.stm Mauritius votes for new prime minister 5 May 2010 BBC 6 May 2010 Paul Berenger accused the incumbent government of abusing the state-owned television station, the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, to influence voters.http://www.lexpress.mu/story/11559-couverture-politique-par-la-mbc-berenger-veut-interpeller-la-commission-electorale.html/ Couverture politique par la MBC: Bérenger veut interpeller la Commission électorale 22 April 2010 L'express 6 May 2010 October 2010 H3llBot He also accused his political opponents of using communalism and of negatively drawing attention to his minority Franco-Mauritian ancestry to swing voters against him.http://www.lematinal.com/politique/4523-Paul-Berenger-Le-MMM-est-anti-communalisme.html Paul Bérenger: "Le MMM est anti communalisme" 28 April 2010 Le Matinal 6 May 2010 The Alliance de l'Avenir received 49% of the vote and won 41 seats, while the Alliance du Coeur received 42% of the vote and won 18 seats. The remaining parties and independent candidates received 8% of the vote. From the 62 seats, only ten women were elected. After the Alliance de L'Avenir was declared winner of the elections, its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, mentioned that he would govern in the interest of every Mauritian so that no one would be left behind.http://www.lematinal.com/politique/4712-Navin-Ramgoolam-Je-dedie-cette-victoire-a-lunite-nationale.html Navin Ramgoolam : "Je dédie cette victoire à l’unité nationale" 7 May 2010 Le Matinal 8 May 2010 He added that the priorities of his government were the improvement of road infrastructures, the security of the people, education, health and youth development. Paul Berenger, who conceded defeat after the election, said that members of his party would continue their fight for a better Mauritius.http://www.defimedia.info/articles/8259/1/Berenger-apres-sa-defaite-aux-legislatives--Ce-nest-que-partie-remise--/Page1.html Bérenger après sa défaite aux législatives : "Ce n’est que partie remise!" 7 May 2010 Le Défi Media Group 8 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100510003629/http://www.defimedia.info/articles/8259/1/Berenger-apres-sa-defaite-aux-legislatives--Ce-nest-que-partie-remise--/Page1.html 10 May 2010 He claimed that this election had not been free and fair, attributing the defeat of his alliance to numerous factors including biased coverage of the election by the state-owned television station, more financial resources by his political opponents, communalism and the electoral system.http://lexpress.mu/story/12018-berenger-pret-a-cooperer-avec-le-gouvernement-pour-une-bonne-reforme-electorale.html Bérenger prêt à coopérer avec le gouvernement pour une "bonne" réforme électorale 8 May 2010 L'express 8 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722222851/http://lexpress.mu/story/12018-berenger-pret-a-cooperer-avec-le-gouvernement-pour-une-bonne-reforme-electorale.html 22 July 2011 However, he would be prepared to work with the government for electoral reform, especially because his alliance had obtained only 18 of the 62 seats despite seizing 43% of popular votes. On 7 May 2010, the Electoral Supervisory Commission made their decision on the non-elected candidates to occupy the eight best loser seats in the National Assembly based on the religious and ethnic declarations of the candidates not elected, a system referred to as the 'Best Loser System'. Exceptionally, instead of 8, only 7 candidates were designated.http://lexpress.mu/story/12005-sept-deputes-correctifs-au-lieu-de-huit-nommes-par-la-commission-electorale.html#comment Sept députés correctifs au lieu de huit nommés par la Commission Electorale 7 May 2010 L'express 8 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722222830/http://lexpress.mu/story/12005-sept-deputes-correctifs-au-lieu-de-huit-nommes-par-la-commission-electorale.html#comment 22 July 2011 Per the normal procedure, 4 best loser seats are allotted to candidates not elected but having obtained the highest percentage of votes as a member of a political party. However, they had to be of an appropriate religion or ethnic to maintain a balance in the parliament. 4 other seats are to be allotted so as not to change the result of the election. The Alliance de L'Avenir was allotted 4 additional seats whereas the Alliance du Coeur obtained 2 additional seats. Whereas the Electoral Supervisory Commission had no problem in attributing one seat to one candidate of the Rodrigues People's Organisation, they had difficulty in choosing a candidate for the 8th seat, which normally has to be a Sino-Mauritian of one of the two other successful parties in this election. But given neither the Mauritian Solidarity Front nor the Rodrigues Movement had candidates of this community during this election, no candidate was named for the 8th additional seat. Observers from the African Union for this election declared that the Best Loser system is problematic for the national unity of the country though it can reinforce social cohesion.http://lexpress.mu/story/11993-les-observateurs-de-l-ua-estiment-que-le-best-loser-system-pourrait-poser-probleme.html Les observateurs de l’UA estiment que le ‘Best loser system’ pourrait poser problème 7 May 2010 L'express 7 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722222815/http://lexpress.mu/story/11993-les-observateurs-de-l-ua-estiment-que-le-best-loser-system-pourrait-poser-probleme.html 22 July 2011 They also considered the 2010 Mauritian general elections to have been 'free and transparent'. Results File:Mauritian Parliament 2010.svg Cons Constituency BL Best loser Total +/– Alliance de L'Avenir (PTR–PMSD–MSM) 1001903 41 4 45 Labour Party (Mauritius) Alliance du Coeur (MMM–UN–MMSD) 847095 18 2 20 Mauritian Solidarity Front 51161 1 0 1 Rodrigues Movement 20933 2 0 2 Rodrigues People's Organisation 18815 0 1 1 Mouvement Democratique National 13957 0 0 0 Parti Malin 6874 0 0 0 Forum des Citoyens Libres 4167 0 0 0 Les Verts Fraternels 2722 0 0 0 Parti Action Liberal 2704 0 0 0 Mouvement Authentique Mauricien 2369 0 0 0 Parti du Peuple Mauricien 2072 0 0 0 Mouvement Travailleurs Mauricien 1862 0 0 0 Mouvement Democratique Mauricien 1703 0 0 0 Parti Tireurs Disables 1549 0 0 0 Mouvement Citoyen Mauricien 1290 0 0 0 Union Démocratique de Rodrigues 1059 0 0 0 Front Socialiste 840 0 0 0 Union Patriots Ilois Mauricien 752 0 0 0 Parti Liberateur Mauricien 559 0 0 0 Unir pour Batir 355 0 0 0 Democratie Mauricienne 290 0 0 0 Socialist Labour Party 271 0 0 0 Rassemblement Socialiste Mauricien 267 0 0 0 MSTMRA 259 0 0 0 Parti Socialiste Mauricien 185 0 0 0 Groupe de Cinq 172 0 0 0 Front Progressiste du Peuple Rodriguais 168 0 0 0 Parti Rodriguais Travailleur Democrate 129 0 0 0 Regional Autonomy Movement 124 0 0 0 Regroupment Jeunes Socialiste Democrate 111 0 0 0 Party Socialiste Plus 94 0 0 0 Mouvement Travailliste Socialiste 64 0 0 0 Mauritius Party Rights 61 0 0 0 Independents 29491 0 0 0 62 7 69 678992 5777 879897 Electoral Commission, IPU By constituency Constituency MP Party Notes 1 Grand River North West–Port Louis West Arianne Navarre-Marie Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Jean Claude Barbier Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Veda Baloomoody Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected 2 Port Louis South–Port Louis Central Rashid Beebeejaun Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Reza Uteem Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Abdullah Hossen Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected 3 Port Louis Maritime–Port Louis East Aadil Ameer Meea Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Shakeel Mohamed Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Cehl Meeah Mauritian Solidarity Front Elected 4 Port Louis North–Montagne Longue Mireille Martin Militant Socialist Movement Reelected Joe Lesjongard Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Kalyanee Juggoo Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected Aurore Perraud Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate Best Loser 5 Pamplemousses–Triolet Navin Ramgoolam Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Devanand Ritoo Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Satish Faugoo Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected 6 Grand Baie–Poudre d'Or Ashit Gungah Militant Socialist Movement Elected Lormus Bundhoo Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Mookhesswur Choonee Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected 7 Piton–Rivière du Rempart Pratibha Bholah Militant Socialist Movement Elected Balkissoon Hookoom Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Deva Virahsawmy Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected 8 Quartier Militaire–Moka Pravind Jugnauth Militant Socialist Movement Elected Leela Dookun-Luchoomun Militant Socialist Movement Reelected Suren Dayal Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected 9 Flacq–Bon Accueil Anil Bachoo Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Dhiraj Khamajeet Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected Prithvirajsing Roopun Militant Socialist Movement Elected 10 Montagne Blanche–Grand River South East Rajesh Jeetah Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Jim Seetaram Militant Socialist Movement Elected Cader Sayed-Hossen Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected 11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle Arvin Boolell Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Mahen Seeruttun Militant Socialist Movement Elected Sutyadeo Moutia Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected 12 Mahébourg–Plaine Magnien Mahen Jhugroo Militant Socialist Movement Reelected Vasant Bunwaree Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Thierry Henry Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate Elected 13 Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac Pradeep Peetumber Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Abu Kasenally Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Tassarajen Pillay Militant Socialist Movement Elected 14 Savanne–Black River Alan Ganoo Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Maya Hanoomanjee Militant Socialist Movement Reelected Hervé Aimée Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected Josique Radegonde Mauritian Militant Movement Best Loser 15 La Cavèrne–Phoenix Patrick Assirvaden Labour Party (Mauritius) Elected Showkutally Soodhun Militant Socialist Movement Reelected Rihun Hawoldar Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Raffick Sorefan Mauritian Militant Movement Best Loser 16 Vacoas–Floréal Nando Bodha Militant Socialist Movement Reelected Sheila Bappoo Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected Françoise Labelle Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Stéphanie Anquetil Labour Party (Mauritius) Best Loser 17 Curepipe–Midlands Éric Guimbeau Mouvement Mauricien Social Démocrate Reelected Satish Boolell Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Steven Obeegadoo Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Michael Sik Yuen Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate Best Loser 18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes Xavier-Luc Duval Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate Reelected Kavy Ramano Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Nita Deerpalsing Labour Party (Mauritius) Reelected 19 Stanley–Rose Hill Paul Bérenger Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Deven Nagalingum Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Nicole Ribot Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Reza Issack Labour Party (Mauritius) Best Loser; Reelected 20 Beau Bassin–Petite Rivière Rajesh Bhagwan Mauritian Militant Movement Reelected Kee Li Kwong Wing Mauritian Militant Movement Elected Franco Quirin Mauritian Militant Movement Elected 21 Rodrigues Christian Leopold Rodrigues Movement Reelected Nicolas Von Mally Rodrigues Movement Reelected Francisco François Rodrigues People's Organisation Best Loser Source: OEC, OEC References Category:Elections in Mauritius Mauritius General election Mauritian