1967 Mauritian general election

1967 Mauritian general election

7 August 1967 (1967-08-07)
All 62 directly elected seats in the Legislative Council (and up to 8 BLS seats)
First party Second party   Leader Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Gaëtan Duval Party Labour Party PMSD Alliance Independence Party Last election 30 seats 34 seats Seats won 43 27 Seat change 13 19 Popular vote 444,737 354,193 Percentage 54.66% 43.53%
Result by constituency. The colour shade shows the percentage of the elected candidate with the highest number of votes
Chief Minister before election Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Labour Party Subsequent Chief Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Labour Party

Politics of Mauritius
Constitution
Presidency President Dharam Gokhool Vice-President Robert Hungley
Government Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam Deputy Prime Minister Paul Bérenger Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra Leader of the Opposition Joe Lesjongard
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Rehana Mungly-Gulbul
Elections Political parties Recent elections: 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Constituencies Districts Outer islands
Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister: Ritish Ramful Diplomatic missions of / in Mauritius Passport Visa requirements Visa policy

General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967. Ethnic violence broke out in Port Louis between Muslims, Creoles and Chinese. Anti-riot police used tear gas to restore peace.^[1][2]

The result was a victory for the Independence Party, an alliance of the Labour Party, Independent Forward Bloc and Comité d'Action Musulman, which won 43 of the 70 seats,^[3] allowing Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam to form a government. Voter turnout was 89%.^[4]

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.^[5]

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
						Cons	BL	Total	+/–
	Independence Party		Labour Party	444,737	54.66	23	3	26	+7
			Independent Forward Bloc			12	0	12	+5
			Muslim Committee of Action			4	1	5	+1
		Total				39	4	43	New
	Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate			354,193	43.53	23	4	27	+19
	All Mauritius Hindu Congress			7,056	0.87	0	0	0	New
	National Socialist Workers Party			1,238	0.15	0	0	0	New
	Mauritius Liberation Front			843	0.10	0	0	0	New
	Mauritius Workers Party			501	0.06	0	0	0	New
	Mauritius Young Communist League			452	0.06	0	0	0	New
	Rodrigues Party			232	0.03	0	0	0	New
	Independents			4,425	0.54	0	0	0	New
Total				813,677	100.00	62	8	70	+30
Valid votes				273,579	98.21
Invalid/blank votes				4,983	1.79
Total votes				278,562	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				314,004	88.71
Source: Electoral Commission, Electoral Commission, EISA