Electoral system
The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and up to eight seats were filled by the "best losers",[2] although only four were filled at this election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.[3]
Results
Of the 60 seats won by the Labour–MMM alliance, the Labour Party won 35 and the MMM 25.[4]
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Cons | BL | Total |
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| Labour Party–MMM | 1,084,236 | 65.17 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| MSM–MMR | 330,219 | 19.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parti Gaëtan Duval | 105,282 | 6.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MMP–HP | 28,749 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement | 25,472 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigues People's Organisation | 16,631 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodrigues Movement | 9,529 | 0.57 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Muslim People's Front | 8,233 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats' Movement | 6,848 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Law Party | 4,074 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Action Party | 3,332 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian People's Party | 2,505 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian Movement for Peace | 1,630 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hizbullah | 1,375 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Movement for Justice | 1,149 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian Democratic Movement | 859 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Movement of the South | 342 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hindu Etka Andolan Dul | 307 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican Movement | 281 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian Democracy | 259 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian Workers' Movement | 212 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius United Party | 185 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius Party Rights | 100 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 32,007 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,663,816 | 100.00 | 62 | 4 | 66 |
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Valid votes | 559,005 | 98.45 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 8,805 | 1.55 | |
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Total votes | 567,810 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 712,513 | 79.69 | |
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Source: Electoral Commission, African Elections Database, EISA, Nohlen et al. |