1953 Mauritian general election

General elections were held in Mauritius on 26 and 27 August 1953.^[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 13 of the 19 elected seats on the Legislative Council.^[2] The only other party to win seats was Ralliement Mauricien, which won only two seats. The twelve nominated members were appointed on 11 September.^[3] As had happened following the 1948 elections, the Governor Hilary Blood appointed twelve conservatives, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.^[4]

Results



Party		Seats
	Labour Party	13
	Ralliement Mauricien	2
	Independents	4
Appointed members		12
Total		31

Source: Selvon

By constituency

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Grand Port-Savanne	Sookdeo Bissoondoyal (Independent)	6,563	17.8	Elected
	Goinsamy Venkatasamy (Independent)	6,152	16.7	Elected
	Louis Philippe Rozemont (Labour Party)	5,222	14.2	Elected
	Marie Léon Alfred Montocchio	5,132	13.9
	Jay Narain Roy	4,738	12.9
	Juggurnauth Bedaysee	4,262	11.6
	Rajmohansing Jomadar	1,535	4.2
	Sïmon Rajcoomar Ramjuttun	1,045	2.8
	Louis Joseph Coralie	566	1.5
	Joseph Robert Marquet	527	1.4
	Abdool Ahmed Khan Juhoor	402	1.1
	Coonjbeeharry Dwarkasingh	282	0.8
	Ramanah Appadoo	205	0.6
	Seebarun Keetarut	102	0.3
	Rajack Juggessur	71	0.2

Moka-Flacq	Ackbar Gujadhur (Independent)	6,100	19.2	Elected
	Satcam Boolell (Independent)	4,882	15.4	Elected
	Veerasamy Ringadoo (Labour Party)	4,709	14.8	Elected
	Ramsoumer Balgobin	4,701	14.8
	Satyadeo Salabee	4,550	14.3
	Marie Joseph Jacques Robert Rey	4,284	13.5
	Ashrufaly Bhunnoo	1,176	3.7
	Joseph Renald Laventure	679	2.1
	Appalsamy Jaganah	449	1.4
	Edgar Hector	273	0.9

Pamplemousses-Rivière du Rempart	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Labour Party)	5,031	18.5	Elected
	Aunauth Beejadhur (Labour Party)	4,732	17.4	Elected
	Harilal Ranchhordas Vaghjee (Labour Party)	4,394	16.2	Elected
	Radhamohun Gujadhur	3,884	14.3
	Jean Antoine Henri Latham-koenig	3,770	13.9
	Harryparsad Ramnarain	3,395	12.5
	Pitambar Teeluckdharry	1,115	4.1
	Donald Dieudonné Francis	804	3.0

Plaines Wilhem-Black River	Jules Koenig (Ralliement Mauricien)	12,496	9.0	Elected
	Joseph Guy Forget (Labour Party)	10,674	7.7	Elected
	Roopnarain Bhageerutty (Labour Party)	10,425	7.5	Elected
	Louis Régis Chaperon (Labour Party)	10,388	7.5	Elected
	Pierre Gérard Raymond Rault (Labour Party)	10,153	7.3	Elected
	Françis Soocramanien Chadien (Labour Party)	10,010	7.2	Elected
	Pierre Louis Gabriel France Rivalland	10,006	7.2
	Marie Joseph Clément Dalais	9,951	7.1
	Jean Raoul Lamaletie	9,843	7.1
	Sylvain Piarroux	8,794	6.3
	Henri Gaston Vellin	8,465	6.1
	Guy André Labauve D'Arifat	7,571	5.4
	Henry Jean Ythier	4,668	3.4
	Jean Loïs La Vieux	3,620	2.6
	Esaïe David	1,695	1.2
	Félix Laventure	1,576	1.1
	Moonasur Kooraram	1,299	0.9
	Jules Maurice Curé	1,273	0.9
	Gunnoo Gangaram	923	0.7
	Emilienne Rochecouste	710	0.5
	Marie Léon Antoine Pologne	661	0.5
	Henri René Stanislas Bouloux	566	0.4
	Jacques Clency Dinan	494	0.4
	Bernadette Céline	454	0.3
	Sujjun Rivermatabudul	419	0.3
	Dunputh Luckeenarain	415	0.3
	B. Narain Lallah	411	0.3
	Juggarnath Goburdhun	376	0.3
	Stephen Manicum Aroomanayagum	323	0.2
	Marie Isis Coelio Moutia	260	0.2
	Malcane Bhookhun	237	0.2
	Joseph Lewis Hugon	115	0.1

Port Louis	Guy Rozemont (Labour Party)	7,878	13.6	Elected
	Renganaden Seeneevassen (Labour Party)	7,203	12.5	Elected
	Charles Edgar Millien (Labour Party)	7,034	12.2	Elected
	Abdool Razack Mohamed (Ralliement Mauricien)	6,880	11.9	Elected
	Julius Alexandre Alfred Bhujoharry	6,875	11.9
	Issop Moussa Badat	6,515	11.3
	Jules Henri Constantin	5,841	10.1
	Jean Victor Ducasse	5,516	9.6
	Joseph Marcel Mason	1,327	2.3
	Samuel Benjamin Emile	1,238	2.1
	William Raymond Dupré	788	1.4
	Maswood Phul	413	0.7
	Pierre Jules L'Aiguille	224	0.4
Total		292,735	100
Source: Office of the Electoral Commissioner^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the General Election for the Mauritius Legislative Council held on 26 August 1953" (PDF). Office of the Electoral Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.
^ Selvon, Sydney (2012). Volume 1: From Ancient Times to the Birth of Parliament. A New Comprehensive History of Mauritius. Vol. 1. Port-Louis, Mauritius: MDS Editions. p. 127. ISBN 1480168025.
^ "No. 39964". The London Gazette. 18 September 1953. p. 4990.
^ "Mauritius - Toward Independence". Country Studies. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.

[results-1] "Results of the General Election for the Mauritius Legislative Council held on 26 August 1953" (PDF). Office of the Electoral Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.

[2] Selvon, Sydney (2012). Volume 1: From Ancient Times to the Birth of Parliament. A New Comprehensive History of Mauritius. Vol. 1. Port-Louis, Mauritius: MDS Editions. p. 127. ISBN 1480168025.

[3] "No. 39964". The London Gazette. 18 September 1953. p. 4990.

[4] "Mauritius - Toward Independence". Country Studies. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.

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