1967 Mauritian general election
General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. Ethnic violence broke out in Port Louis between Muslims who were opposed against Creoles and Chinese. Anti-riot police used tear gas to restore peace.[1][2]
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The result was a victory for the Independence Party, an alliance of the Labour Party, Independent Forward Bloc and Comité d'Action Musulman, won 43 of the 70 seats,[3] allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government.
The voting system created twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and eight seats were filled by a system known as "best losers" whereby the electoral commission would appoint eight unsuccessful candidates to ensure that ethnic minorities were fairly represented.[4] Voter turnout was 88.9%.[5]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cons | BL | Total | +/– | |||||
| Independence Party | 444,737 | 54.66 | 39 | 4 | 43 | +13 | ||
| Mauritian Social Democrat Party | 354,193 | 43.53 | 23 | 4 | 27 | +19 | ||
| All Mauritius Hindu Congress | 7,056 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| National Socialist Workers Party | 1,238 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Mauritius Liberation Front | 843 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Mauritius Workers Party | 501 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Mauritius Young Communist League | 452 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Rodrigues Party | 232 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 4,425 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 813,677 | 100.00 | 62 | 8 | 70 | +30 | ||
| Total votes | 273,557 | – | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 307,683 | 88.91 | ||||||
| Source: Electoral Commission, EISA | ||||||||
The Independence Party consisted of the Labour Party (26 seats), the Independent Forward Bloc (12 seats) and the Muslim Committee of Action (5 seats).
References
- "Mauritius: 1967 Legislative Assembly election". EISA. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- "Port Louis – Rioting against Independence at the General Elections of 1967". Vintage Mauritius. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA
- Mauritius: 1967 Legislative Assembly election results overview EISA
