1891 Mauritian general election

none General elections were held in Mauritius in 1891. Electoral system The 1885 constitution provided for a 28-member Legislative Council, which consisted of the Governor, 12 officials, 5 appointed members and 10 elected members.Selvon Sydney 2012 A New Comprehensive History of Mauritius Volume 2: From British Mauritius to the 21st Century 2 MDS Editions Port-Louis, Mauritius 1480168440 The ten elected members were returned from nine constituencies formed from the nine districts, which all districts returning one member except Port Louis, which returned two. PDF Constitutional Evolution of Mauritius from British rule to Independence http://www.govmu.org/portal/sites/independence/file/Const%20Evol.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208150927/http://www.govmu.org/portal/sites/independence/file/Const%20Evol.pdf Government of Mauritius 2015-12-08 The franchise for the elections was severely limited; the right to vote was restricted to people with ₨300 of immovable property or movable property worth ₨3,000, a monthly salary of ₨50, those paying rent of ₨25 a month or paying a licence duty of at ₨200 a year. People married to eligible voters, or the oldest son of a qualifying widow were also entitled to vote. As a result, although the population of Mauritius was around 370,000, only 5,164 people were eligible to vote, of which just 401 were Asian.Sternberger Dolf Dolf Sternberger Vogel Bernhard Bernhard Vogel (politician) Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Landfried Klaus 1978 Die Wahl der Parlamente und anderer Staatsorgane Politische Organisation und Repräsentation in Afrika Band 2 Afrika De Gruyter German 9783110904802 1394 The election of parliaments and other state bodies: political organization and representation in Africa References Mauritius Category:Elections in Mauritius Category:1891 in Mauritius