1886 Mauritian general election

None June 2026 thumb|right|Results by constituency General elections were held for the first time in Mauritius between 11 and 20 January 1886. They followed the introduction of a new constitution the previous year. The Democrats and Reformists (also known as the Oligarchs) each won five of the ten elected seats. 2011-12-26 HISTOIRE: Les premières élections générales opposent Oligarques et Démocrates https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/magazine/histoire-les-premi%c3%a8res-%c3%a9lections-g%c3%a9n%c3%a9rales-opposent-oligarques-et-d%c3%a9mocrates/131649/ Le Mauricien HISTORY: The first general elections set the Oligarchs against the Democrats live French https://archive.today/20151029033658/http://www.lemauricien.com/article/histoire-les-premi%C3%A8res-%C3%A9lections-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales-opposent-oligarques-et-d%C3%A9mocrates 2015-10-29 Electoral system The new constitution provided for a 28-member Council of Government, 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 Voting took place in each constituency on a different day, starting in Port Louis on 11 January and ending in Grand Port on 20 January. The franchise for the elections was severely limited; the right to vote was restricted to male British subjects aged 21 and over and who possessed ₨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 359,688, only 4,061 people were eligible to vote, of which just 253 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 Campaign A total of 25 candidates contested the elections; led by William Newton, the Reformists nominated ran candidates in all ten constituencies. The Democrats put forward nine, with their leader Onésipho Beaugeard running in two constituencies. The remaining six candidates were independents, one of whom (Arthur Pitot) also ran in two candidates. Despite the limited franchise, election notices were published in English, French, Hindustani (written in Arabic script), Tamil and Chinese.Ballhatchet Kenneth December 1995 The structure of British official attitudes: Colonial Mauritius 1883−1968 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/historical-journal/article/abs/structure-of-british-official-attitudes-colonial-mauritius-18831968/640B53FB844FF67C7FB36718BE206AD6 The Historical Journal 38 4 Cambridge University Press 10.1017/S0018246X00020537 989−1011 subscription Results Democrats 2709 5 Reformists 2136 5 Independents 660 0 0 4061 Le Mauricien By constituency ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%Flacq(222 registered)Charles AdamReformists12559.5Yves Pierre JollivetDemocrats8540.5Grand Port(273 registered)Henri Joseph PortalReformists10950.5Edgar GalletDemocrats6228.7Fabien RaultIndependent4520.8Moka(187 registered)Henri LeclézioReformists13781.5Onésipho BeaugeardDemocrats3118.5Pamplemousses(270 registered)Charles Joseph PlanelDemocrats15651.8W A EdwardsReformists9631.9De Evenor ChazalIndependent4515.0Louis VigoureuxIndependent41.3Plaines Wilhems(653 registered)Célicourt AntelmeDemocrats40767.3Povah AmbroseReformists19432.1Arthur PitotIndependent40.7Port Louis(1,986 registered)Onésipho BeaugeardDemocrats94126.4Gustave de CoriolisDemocrats87924.7William NewtonReformists70519.8John Alexander FergusonIndependent52314.7Georges GuibertReformists51114.4Rivière du Rempart(163 registered)Edgar AntelmeDemocrats6139.6Louis RouillardReformists5535.7P L ChastellierIndependent3824.7Rivière Noire(115 registered)Vincent GeoffroyReformists5551.4Thorny PitotDemocrats5147.7Arthur PitotIndependent10.9Savanne(192 registered)Virgile NazReformists14980.5Anderson James ForresterDemocrats3619.5 References Mauritius 1886 Category:1886 in Mauritius Category:January 1886