General elections were held in Mauritius on 20 December 1995. The result was a landslide victory for the Labour Party-Mauritian Militant Movement alliance led by Navin Ramgoolam,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p618 which won all 60 constituency seats on Mauritius. Along with 1982, it was one of three elections in which a party won every seat. The Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) led by Anerood Jugnauth lost power after 13 years, with Jugnauth resigning two days after the results were announced. Navin Ramgoolam became Prime Minister and appointed Paul Berenger as Deputy Prime Minister.
Electoral system The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and up to eight seats could be filled by the "best losers",Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election EISA although only four were filled at this election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.Mauritius: 1995 National Assembly election results EISA
Results Of the 60 seats won by the Labour–MMM alliance, the Labour Party won 35 and the MMM 25.Elections in Mauritius African Elections Database
By constituency Constituency MP Party Notes 1 Grand River North West–Port Louis West James Burty David PTr Elected Jean Claude Barbier MMM Elected Arianne Navarre-Marie MMM Elected 2 Port Louis South–Port Louis Central Rashid Beebeejaun PTr Elected Joseph Tsang Mang Kin PTr Elected Ahmad Jeewah MMM Reelected 3 Port Louis Maritime–Port Louis East Samioullah Lauthan MMM Elected Iqbal Mallam-Hassam PTr Elected Mohammad Nanhuck MMM Elected Mustapha Beeharry MMP Best Loser 4 Port Louis North–Montagne Longue Indira Thacoor PTr Elected Jean-François Chaumière PTr Elected José Arunasalom MMM Reelected 5 Pamplemousses–Triolet Navin Ramgoolam PTr Reelected Dev Ramnah MMM Elected Navin Soonarane PTr Elected 6 Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or Dhaneshwar Beeharry PTr Elected Pradeep Jeeha MMM Elected Siven Poonoosamy PTr Elected 7 Piton–Riviere du Rempart Jai Prakash Meenowa MMM Elected Dev Virahsawmy PTr Elected Rajman Rampersad PTr Elected 8 Quartier Militaire–Moka Lormus Bundhoo PTr Elected Suren Dayal PTr Elected Veda Baloomoody MMM Elected 9 Flacq–Bon Accueil Vinod Bojeenauth PTr Elected Ajay Gunness MMM Elected Dhurma Nath MMM Elected 10 Montagne Blanche–Grand River South East Manou Bheenick PTr Elected Vishnu Bundhun PTr Elected Zeel Peerun MMM Reelected 11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle Arvin Boolell PTr Reelected Jagdish Haton MMM Elected Yesdev Jeelall PTr Elected 12 Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien Vasant Bunwaree PTr Reelected Eddy Boissézon MMM Elected Anand Soburrun PTr Elected 13 Riviere des Anguilles–Souillac Kishore Deerpalsing PTr Elected Moorthy Sunassee PTr Elected Raouf Bundhun MMM Elected 14 Savanne–Black River Alan Ganoo MMM Elected Hervé Aimée PTr Elected Seewoosunkur Jhuboo PTr Elected 15 La Caverne–Phoenix Razack Peeroo PTr Reelected Steven Obeegadoo MMM Reelected Kailash Purryag PTr Elected 16 Vacoas–Floreal Sarat Lallah PTr Elected Siram Sakaram MMM Elected Marie-Claude Arouff-Parfait PTr Elected 17 Curepipe–Midlands Clarel Malherbe PTr Reelected Jacques Chasteau de Balyon PTr Elected Motee Ramdass MMM Elected Gaëtan Duval PGD Best Loser;Reelected 18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes Dan Bhima PTr Elected Kadress Pillay PTr Elected Danielle Perrier MMM Elected 19 Stanley–Rose Hill Paul Bérenger MMM Reelected Siddick Chady PTr Reelected Jayen Cuttaree MMM Reelected 20 Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere Joceline Minèrve MMM Reelected Rajesh Bhagwan MMM Reelected Monique Ohsan-Bellepeau PTr Elected 21 Rodrigues Benoît Jolicoeur OPR Reelected Serge Clair OPR Reelected Nicolas Von Mally MR Best Loser Alex Nancy MR Best LoserSource: OEC, OEC
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