Mauritian general election, 1959

Mauritius

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Mauritius
Constitution
Presidency President Ameenah Gurib Vice-President Barlen Vyapoory
Government Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Luc Duval Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Maya Hanoomanjee Leader of the Opposition Paul Berenger
Elections Political parties Constituencies Recent elections Presidential: 2008 General: 2005 2010 2014
Outer islands Agaléga Rodrigues Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos)
Foreign relations Ministers of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions
Other countries Atlas

General elections were held in Mauritius on 9 March 1959. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 24 of the 40 seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Labour Party			24
Independent Forward Bloc			6
Muslim Committee of Action			5
Mauritian Social Democrat Party			3
Independents			2
Total			40
Source: African Elections Database

Elections in Mauritius

General elections	1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926 1931 1936 1948 1953 1959 1963 1967 1976 1982 1983 1987 1991 1995 2000 2005 2010 2014

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/11/2011. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.