National Assembly (Mauritius)

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The National Assembly ( English National Assembly , French Assemblée nationale ) is the parliament in the unicameral system of Mauritius .

70 members of the National Assembly are elected for five years each. 62 of them are in the 21 electoral districts chosen added eight "best loser" who are appointed by the Supreme Court.

The National Assembly has its seat in the capital Port Louis .

elections

The last election took place on December 10, 2014. It is the 11th election since independence. Previously, since 1886, a Legislative Council consisted of the governor, elected and appointed members. The elections are considered free.

Suffrage

The elections for the National Assembly are held in 20 constituencies with 3 seats and one constituency with 2 seats. Each voter has as many votes as there are mandates in the constituency. The 61 candidates with the most votes are elected. In addition to these 62 elected MPs, there are also 7 “Best Loosers” MPs. The electoral commission selects these candidates from those candidates who came in fourth or fifth place in the constituencies. The election is made by the electoral commission, which is supposed to achieve a more even distribution of the mandates among the population groups. Therefore, the candidates can be classified as Muslim, Hindu or General Population (otherwise they are listed as "not declared").

Citizens of the Commonwealth who have been resident in Mauritius for at least 2 years are eligible to vote. The minimum age is 18 years.

List of constituencies

Constituency Number of mandates
Constituency 1 (Grand River North West and Port Louis West) 3
Constituency 2 (Port Louis South and Port Louis Central) 3
Constituency 3 (Port Louis Maritime and Port Louis East) 3
Constituency 4 (Port Louis North and Montagne Longue) 3
Constituency 5 (Pamplemousses and Triolet) 3
Constituency 6 (Grand 'Baie and Poudre D'or) 3
Constituency 7 (Piton and Rivière du Rempart) 3
Constituency 8 (Quartier Militaire and Moka) 3
Constituency 9 (Flacq and Bon Accueil) 3
Constituency 10 (Montagne Blanche and Grand River South East) 3
Constituency 11 (Vieux Grand Port and Rose Belle) 3
Constituency 12 (Mahebourg and Plaine Magnien) 3
Constituency 13 (Rivière des Anguilles and Souillac) 3
Constituency 14 (Savanne and Black River) 3
Constituency 15 (La Caverne and Phoenix) 3
Constituency 16 (Vacoas and Floreal) 3
Constituency 17 (Curepipe and Midlands) 3
Constituency 18 (Belle Rose and Quatre Bornes) 3
Constituency 19 (Stanley and Rose Hill) 3
Constituency 20 (Beau Bassin and Petite Rivière) 3
Constituency 21 ( Rodrigues) 3

See also list of members of the National Assembly of Mauritius (since 2014)

Web links

Commons : National Assembly (Mauritius)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 20 ° 9 ′ 46.7 ″  S , 57 ° 30 ′ 11.8 ″  E

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ International Parliamentary Union: Mauritius suffrage
  2. ^ National Assembly: List of Members Constituency-wise