1982 Mauritian general election explained

Country:Mauritius
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1976 Mauritian general election
Previous Year:1976
Next Election:1983 Mauritian general election
Next Year:1983
Seats For Election:All 60 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:31
Image1:Anerood Jugnauth January 2013.jpg
Leader1:Anerood Jugnauth
Party1:Mauritian Militant Movement
Alliance1:MMM/PSM
Popular Vote1:906,800
Percentage1:63.0%
Swing1: 22.1pp
Last Election1:34 seats
Seats1:42
Seat Change1: 8
Leader2:Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Party2:Labour Party (Mauritius)
Last Election2:28 seats
Seats2:2
Seat Change2: 26
Popular Vote2:357,385
Percentage2:24.8%
Swing2: 16.9pp
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Before Party:Labour Party (Mauritius)
After Election:Anerood Jugnauth
After Party:Mauritian Militant Movement

General elections were held in Mauritius on 11 June 1982. 360 candidates representing 22 parties contested the election,[1] the result of which was a landslide victory for the Mauritian Militant MovementMauritian Socialist Party alliance, which won all 60 of the directly elected mainland seats.[2]

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",[3] although following this election, only four "best loser" seats were awarded. Voter turnout was 87.3%.[4]

Seewoosagur Ramgoolam received funding from the CIA during the election.[5]

Results

Of the 60 seats won by the MMMMSP alliance, 42 were taken by the MMM and 18 by the MSP.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1982election.htm Mauritius: General election of June 1982
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]
  3. http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/mau1967background.htm Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election
  4. http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1982results.htm Mauritius: 1982 Legislative Assembly election results
  5. Levin. Dov H.. 2016-09-19. Partisan electoral interventions by the great powers: Introducing the PEIG Dataset. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 36. 1. 88–106. 10.1177/0738894216661190. 0738-8942.