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Mauritian general election, 1967

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Mauritian general election, 1967

General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. The result was a victory for the Independence Party, a coalition led by the Labour Party, which won a total of 43 seats, allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government.

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. Voter turnout was 88.9%.

Results

a The Independence Party bloc consisted of the Labour Party (26 seats), the Independent Forward Bloc (12 seats) and the Muslim Committee of Action (5 seats).

References

Mauritian general election, 1967 Wikipedia