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1991 Mauritian general election

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Field	Value
country	Mauritius
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1987 Mauritian general election
previous_year	1987
next_election	1995 Mauritian general election
next_year	1995
seats_for_election	All 62 directly elected seats in the Legislative Assembly
(and up to 8 BLS seats)
turnout	85.41% ( 3.34 pp)
election_date
alliance_name	no
image1	Anerood Jugnauth, 1995.jpg
leader1	Anerood Jugnauth
party1	MSM
alliance1	MSM/MMM
1blank	Alliance seats
1data1	57
2blank	Popular vote
2data1	944,521
3blank	Alliance %
3data1	55.36%
image2	Navin Ramgoolam, 1995.jpg
leader2	Navin Ramgoolam
party2	PTr
alliance2	PTr–PMSD
1data2	7
2data2	670,631
3data2	39.30%
map_image	1991 Mauritian general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Alliance result by constituency
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Subsequent Prime Minister
before_election	Anerood Jugnauth
before_party	Militant Socialist Movement
after_election	Anerood Jugnauth
after_party	Militant Socialist Movement

(and up to 8 BLS seats)

General elections were held in Mauritius on 15 September 1991. Three main parties gained seats in this election: the Militant Socialist Movement, Mauritian Militant Movement and the Labour Party. The MSM formed an alliance with the MMM and the Labour Party formed an alliance with the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD). On 17 September 1991, results showed that MSM-MMM won 57 out of 66 seats. This gave 95% of seats to MSM-MMM leader Anerood Jugnauth and 5% to Labour Party-PMSD leader Navin Ramgoolam.

Campaign

The main political parties taking part in the elections were the Militant Socialist Movement and Labour Party which were the current government, and the Mauritian Militant Movement which was the current opposition party. Earlier that year, Navin Ramgoolam became the leader of the Labour Party. As a result, the MSM-Labour Party coalition broke down in February 1991 because Ramgoolam demanded that the deal between the parties should be reviewed and that the MSM leader, Anerood Jugnauth, should hold the office of Prime Minister for half of the term (two and a half years), with Ramgoolam serving out the remainder of the term. However, Jugnauth did not want to step aside in favour of Ramgoolam. Ramgoolam then announced that his party would contest the elections due September on its own.

Jugnauth proposed an electoral pact with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), the party which Jugnauth himself had formerly led between 1976 and 1983, before the formation of the MSM. The two parties agreed that Anerood Jugnauth would remain Prime Minister for the full term of 5 years and that MMM leader Paul Bérenger would serve in his Cabinet. Bérenger later became Minister of External Affairs.

During the term, Rama Sithanen, Sheila Bappoo and Dharam Gokhool defected from the MSM to the Mauritian Labour Party. The defections put the MSM under increasing strain, and Jugnauth came under pressure to hold general elections in 1995 rather than 1996, as constitutionally scheduled.

Results

By constituency

Constituency	Elected MPs	Party
1	Grand River North West–
Port Louis West	Mathieu Laclé
Jérôme Boulle	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Alain Laridon	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
2	Port Louis South–
Port Louis Central	Ahmad Jeewah
Azize Asgarally	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Noël Lee Cheong Lem	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
3	Port Louis Maritime–
Port Louis East	Cassam Uteem
Osman Gendoo	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Bashir Khodabux	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
4	Port Louis North–
Montagne Longue	Parmanand Brizmohun
José Arunasalom	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Claude Genevieve	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
5	Pamplemousses–Triolet	Navin Ramgoolam
Jyaneshwur Jhurry	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Premdut Koonjoo	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
6	Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or	Dharmanand Fokeer
Madan Dulloo	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Armoogum Parsooraman	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Gaëtan Duval (best loser)	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}}		PMSD
7	Piton–Riviere du Rempart	Anerood Jugnauth
Dwarkanath Gungah	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Mahyendrah Utchanah	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
8	Quartier Militaire–Moka	Ashok Jugnauth
Sutyadeo Moutia	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Retnon Pyneeandee	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
9	Flacq–Bon Accueil	Anil Bachoo
Rajnarain Guttee	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Roodrashen Neewoor	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
10	Montagne Blanche–
Grand River South East	Ramduthsing Jaddoo
Jagdishwar Goburdhun	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Zeel Peerun	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
11	Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle	Arvin Boolell
Satish Dayal	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Subhas Chandra Lallah	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
12	Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien	Vasant Bunwaree
Ivan Collendavelloo	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Mookhesswur Choonee	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
13	Riviere des Anguilles–Souillac	Hurreeprem Aumeer
Prem Nababsing	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Swalay Kasenally	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
14	Savanne–Black River	Alan Ganoo
Germain Comarmond	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Sooroojdev Phokeer	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
15	La Caverne–Phoenix	Steven Obeegadoo
Iswardeo Seetaram	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Showkutally Soodhun	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Razack Peeroo (best loser)	Labour Party (Mauritius)}}		PTr
16	Vacoas–Floreal	Sheilabai Bappoo
Dharam Gokhool	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Karl Offmann	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
17	Curepipe–Midlands	Amédée Darga
Maxime Sauzier	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Sanjit Teelock		MTD
Clarel Malherbe (best loser)	Labour Party (Mauritius)}}		PTr
18	Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes	Kailash Ruhee
Rama Sithanen	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
Michael Glover	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
19	Stanley–Rose Hill	Jayen Cuttaree
Jean-Claude de l'Estrac	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Paul Bérenger	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Siddick Chady (best loser)	Labour Party (Mauritius)}}		PTr
20	Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere	Rajesh Bhagwan
Joceline Minerve	Mauritian Militant Movement}}		MMM
Régis Finette	Militant Socialist Movement}}		MSM
21	Rodrigues	Serge Clair
Joseph Jolicoeur	Rodrigues People's Organisation}}		OPR
Source: Government of Mauritius

References

[https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1991results.htm Mauritius: 1991 National Assembly election results] EISA
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p618 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
[http://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/English/hmembers/Pages/Dr-Ramgoolam-Navinchandra,-GCSK,-FRCP.aspx Dr Ramgoolam Navinchandra, GCSK, FRCP] Government of Mauritius
[http://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/English/hmembers/Pages/B%C3%A9renger-Paul-Raymond,-GCSK.aspx Bérenger Paul Raymond, GCSK] Government of Mauritius

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