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1967 Mauritian general election

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FieldValue
countryMauritius
typeparliamentary
previous_election1963 Mauritian general election
previous_year1963
next_election1976 Mauritian general election
next_year1976
seats_for_electionAll 62 directly elected seats in the Legislative Council (and up to 8 BLS seats)
election_date
image1Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, 1970.jpg
leader1Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
party1Labour Party (Mauritius)
alliance1Independence Party
popular_vote1**444,737**
percentage1**54.66%**
last_election130 seats
seats1**43**
seat_change113
image2Gaëtan Duval, 1970.jpg
leader2Gaëtan Duval
party2Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate
popular_vote2354,193
percentage243.53%
last_election234 seats
seats227
seat_change219
map_image1967 Mauritian general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_captionResult by constituency. The colour shade shows the percentage of the elected candidate with the highest number of votes
titleChief Minister
posttitleSubsequent Chief Minister
before_electionSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
before_partyLabour Party (Mauritius)
after_electionSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
after_partyLabour Party (Mauritius)

General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. Ethnic violence broke out in Port Louis between Muslims, Creoles and Chinese. Anti-riot police used tear gas to restore peace.

The result was a victory for the Independence Party, an alliance of the Labour Party, Independent Forward Bloc and Comité d'Action Musulman, which won 43 of the 70 seats, allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government. Voter turnout was 89%.

Electoral system

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.

Results

By constituency

ConstituencyMPPartyNotes
1Grand River North West–
Port Louis WestGaëtan Duval
Abdool Monaf Fakira
Augustin Moignac
2Port Louis South–
Port Louis CentralAbdool Carrim
Marc Fok Seung
Reynald Olivier
Guy BalancyBest Loser
3Port Louis Maritime–
Port Louis EastEbrahim Dawood Patel
Elias Oozeerally
Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen
Abdool Razack MohamedBest Loser
4Port Louis North–
Montagne LongueMohabeer Foogooa
Raouf Bundhun
Raymond Rault
Alex RimaBest Loser
5Pamplemousses–TrioletSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
Ramsoondar Modun
Lall Jugnauth
6Grand Baie–Poudre D'OrMooneeswar Hurry
Bikramsingh Ramlallah
Rameshwar Jaypal
7Piton–Riviere du RempartHurrypersad Ramnarain
Beergoonath Ghurburrun
Simadree Virahsawmy
8Quartier Militaire–MokaVeerasamy Ringadoo
Mahess Teeluck
Yousuf Mohamed
9Flacq–Bon AccueilRamnath Jeetah
Radhamohun Gujadhur
Gowtam Teelock
10Montagne Blanche–
Grand River South EastSatcam Boolell
Kher Jagatsingh
Abdool Wahab Foondun
11Vieux Grand Port–Rose BelleTarraman Bundhun
Dayanundlall Basant Rai
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
12Mahebourg–Plaine MagnienLutchmeeparsad Badry
Gunnoo Gangaram
Harold Walter
13Riviere des Anguilles–SouillacKistnasamy Sunassee
Sheik Youssouf Ramjan
Dayanand Ramdin
14Savanne–Black RiverKumar Gokulsing
Seewa Bappoo
Kistnasamy Tirvengadum
15La Caverne–PhoenixMohun Persad Kisnah
Rajmohunsing Jomadar
Abdool Hak Mahomed Osman
16Vacoas–FlorealAngidi Chettiar
Preeduth Awootar Mewasing
Joseph Marcel Mason
Emmanuel BussierBest Loser
Tangavel NarrainenBest Loser
Jocelyn MaingardBest Loser
17Curepipe–MidlandsGaëtan de Chazal
Guy Marchand
Krishna Ramlagan
18Belle Rose–Quatre BornesMaurice Lesage
Yvon St. Guillame
Ajum Dahal
Guy ForgetBest Loser
19Stanley–Rose HillDa Patten
Cyril Leckning
Henry Ythier
20Beau Bassin–Petite RiviereRaymond Rivet
Raymond Devienne
Sham Panchoo
Eliézer FrançoisBest Loser
21RodriguesGuy Ollivry
Sylvio Roussety
Source: [Government of Mauritius](https://web.archive.org/web/20100507110940/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco/menuitem.37ba32a3c4783128d6c8662948a521ca/?content_id=630b9dbfa1158010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD)

References

References

  1. "Mauritius: 1967 Legislative Assembly election". EISA.
  2. "Port Louis – Rioting against Independence at the General Elections of 1967". Vintage Mauritius.
  3. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p618 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
  4. [http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1967results.htm Mauritius: 1967 Legislative Assembly election results overview] EISA
  5. [http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1967background.htm Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election] EISA
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