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8th National Assembly of Mauritius
The 8th National Assembly of Mauritius is the current legislative meeting in Mauritius. It was opened on 29 November 2024, following the general election held on 10 November in the same year.
| 8th National Assembly of Mauritius | ||
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| ←7th | ← | 7th |
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| Parliament House, Port Louis | ||
| National Assembly | ||
| 29 November 2024 (2024-11-29) – present | ||
| 10 November 2024 | ||
| N. Ramgoolam IV | ||
| mauritiusassembly.govmu.org | ||
| 66 | ||
| Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra | ||
| Veda Baloomoody | ||
| Navin Ramgoolam | ||
| Joe Lesjongard |
The 8th National Assembly of Mauritius is the current legislative meeting in Mauritius. It was opened on 29 November 2024, following the general election held on 10 November in the same year.
The Assembly was elected using the plurality block voting, with the country being divided into 21 constituencies: 20 for mainland Mauritius and one constituency for the island of Rodrigues. A total of 62 elective members are chosen to represent, with each constituency having three elective members whilst the Rodrigues constituency elects two instead. In addition, a maximum of an additional 8 members are chosen by the Election Commission under the Best Loser System (BLS), which allows a proportional representation towards underrepresented for ethnic groups of the country.
Following the election, the Alliance du Changement, a coalition between the Labour Party, Mauritian Militant Movement, New Democrats and Rezistans ek Alternativ, won in a landslide taking all but two of the elective seats to the Assembly. The Rodrigues People's Organisation took both of the elective seats of Rodrigues. This was the third time that a 60-0 result was repeated in an election. Four best loser seats were allocated after the election: two seats to the Rodrigues-based Alliance Liberation and one seat each to the Militant Socialist Movement and Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate.
Navin Ramgoolam, leader of the Labour Party and of the alliance, was appointed in as prime minister on 12 November 2024 and sworn in the following day. In the aftermath of the election, Joe Lesjongard was appointed as leader of the opposition on 15 November.
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Speaker: Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra
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Deputy Speaker: Veda Baloomoody (MMM)
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Deputy Chairman of Committees: Ehsan Juman (PTr)
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Prime Minister and Leader of the House: Navin Ramgoolam (PTr)
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Leader of the Opposition: Joe Lesjongard (MSM)
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Government Chief Whip: Stéphanie Anquetil (PTr)
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Deputy Government Chief Whip: Govinden Venkatasami (MMM)
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Opposition Chief Whip: Adrien Duval (PMSD)
| Committee | Chair | Party | Ref. | |
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| Committee of Selection | Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra | Speaker | ||
| Public Accounts Committee | Adrien Duval | PMSD | ||
| Standing Orders Committee | Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra | Speaker | ||
| House Committee | Veda Baloomoody | MMM | ||
| Broadcasting Committee | Patrick Assirvaden | PTr | ||
| Parliamentary Gender Caucus | Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra | Speaker | ||
| Financial Crimes Commission | Dhaneshwar Damry | PTr |
| Constituency | Before | Change | After | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Bassin andPetite Rivière | Franco Quirin | MMM | Expulsion from party | 2 February 2025 | 4 February 2025 | Franco Quirin | Ind | ||
| Stanley and Rose Hill | Paul Bérenger | MMM | Resignation from party | 13 April 2026 | TBA | Paul Bérenger | Ind | ||
| Vacoas and Floréal | Joanna Bérenger | MMM | Joanna Bérenger | Ind | |||||
| Montagne Blanche andGrand River South East | Chetan Baboolall | MMM | Chetan Baboolall | Ind |
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