The 8th National Assembly of Mauritius is the current legislative meeting in Mauritius. It was opened on 29 November 2024, following the general election held on 10 November in the same year.
The Assembly was elected using the plurality block voting, with the country being divided into 21 constituencies: 20 for mainland Mauritius and one constituency for the island of Rodrigues. A total of 62 elective members are chosen to represent, with each constituency having three elective members whilst the Rodrigues constituency elects two instead. In addition, a maximum of an additional 8 members are chosen by the Election Commission under the Best Loser System (BLS), which allows a proportional representation towards underrepresented for ethnic groups of the country.
Following the election, the Alliance du Changement, a coalition between the Labour Party, Mauritian Militant Movement, New Democrats and Rezistans ek Alternativ, won in a landslide taking all but two of the elective seats to the Assembly. The Rodrigues People's Organisation took both of the elective seats of Rodrigues. This was the third time that a 60-0 result was repeated in an election. Four best loser seats were allocated after the election: two seats to the Rodrigues-based Alliance Liberation and one seat each to the Militant Socialist Movement and Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate.
Navin Ramgoolam, leader of the Labour Party and of the alliance, was appointed in as prime minister on 12 November 2024 and sworn in the following day. In the aftermath of the election, Joe Lesjongard was appointed as leader of the opposition on 15 November.
Leadership Presiding officers Speaker: Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra Deputy Speaker: Veda Baloomoody (MMM) Deputy Chairman of Committees: Ehsan Juman (PTr)
Leaders Prime Minister and Leader of the House: Navin Ramgoolam (PTr) Leader of the Opposition: Joe Lesjongard (MSM)
Whips Government Chief Whip: Stéphanie Anquetil (PTr) Deputy Government Chief Whip: Govinden Venkatasami (MMM) Opposition Chief Whip: Adrien Duval (PMSD)
Committees Committee Chair Party Sessional committees Committee of Selection Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra Speaker Public Accounts Committee Adrien Duval PMSD Standing Orders Committee Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra Speaker House Committee Veda Baloomoody MMM Broadcasting Committee Patrick Assirvaden PTr Parliamentary Gender Caucus Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra Speaker Committees established by Act Financial Crimes Commission Dhaneshwar Damry PTr
Party composition +AffiliationParty (shading shows control)TotalVacant PTr MMM ND ReA OPR AL MSM PMSD FMP IND 35 19 3 3 2 2 1 1 — — 66 0 18 1 15 4 3 1
Members Constituency MP Party MP since Notes 1 Grand River North West–Port Louis West Fabrice David 2019–present Reelected Arianne Navarre-Marie 1982–19831995–20142019–present Reelected;previously MP for Savanne–Black River Kugan Parapen 2024–present Elected 2 Port Louis South–Port Louis Central Osman Mahomed 2014–present Reelected Reza Uteem 2010–present Reelected Ismaël Aumeer 2019–present Reelected 3 Port Louis Maritime–Port Louis East Ehsan Juman 2019–present Reelected Shakeel Mohamed 2005–present Reelected;previously MP for Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac Aadil Ameer Meea 2010–present Reelected 4 Port Louis North–Montagne Longue Anabelle Savabaddy 2024–present Elected Ashok Subron 2024–present Elected Ludovic Caserne 2024–present Elected Adrien Duval 2014–20192024–present Best Loser;previously MP for Cuprepipe–Midlands and served as Speaker from July to October 2024 Joe Lesjongard 2000–present Best Loser; Reelected;previously MP for Savanne–Black River 5 Pamplemousses–Triolet Navin Ramgoolam 1991–20142024–present Leader of the House Ranjiv Woochit 2019–present Reelected Kaviraj Rookny 2024–present Elected 6 Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or Mahend Gungapersad 2019–present Reelected Nitish Beejan 2024–present Elected Ram Etwareea 2024–present Elected 7 Piton–Rivière du Rempart Sandeep Prayag 2024–present Elected Raj Pentiah 2024–present Elected Kaviraj Sukon 2024–present Elected 8 Quartier Militaire–Moka Dhaneshwar Damry 2024–present Elected Babita Thanoo 2024–present Elected Govinden Venkatasami 2024–present Elected 9 Flacq–Bon Accueil Anil Bachoo 1991–19952000–20142024–present Raviraj Beechook 2024–present Elected Chandaprakash Ramkalawon 2024–present Elected 10 Montagne Blanche–Grand River South East Chetan Baboolall 2024–present Elected Avinash Ramtohul 2024–present Elected Reza Saumtally 2024–present Elected 11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle Anishta Babooram 2024–present Elected Manoj Seeburn 2024–present Elected Ashley Ramdass 2024–present Elected 12 Mahébourg–Plaine Magnien Ritish Ramful 2014–present Reelected Tony Apollon 2024–present Elected Kevin Lukeeram 2024–present Elected 13 Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac Rajen Narsinghen 2024–present Elected Roshan Jhummun 2024–present Elected Rubna Daureeawo 2024–present Elected 14 Savanne–Black River Arvin Babajee 2024–present Elected Ravin Jagarnath 2024–present Elected Véronique Leu-Govind 2024–present Elected 15 La Caverne–Phoenix Khushal Lobine 2019–present Reelected Patrick Assirvaden 2010–present Reelected Fawzi Allymun 2024–present Elected 16 Vacoas–Floréal Joanna Bérenger 2019–present Reelected Jyoti Jeetun 2024–present Elected Mahendra Gondeea 2024–present Elected 17 Curepipe–Midlands Michael Sik Yuen 2010–20142019–present Reelected Richard Duval 2019–present Reelected;previously MP for Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien Ajay Gunness 1995–20102024–present Previously MP for Flacq–Bon Accueil and Montagne Blanche–GRSE 18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes Arvin Boolell 1987–20142017–present Reelected;previously MP for Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle Stéphanie Anquetil 2010–20142019–present Reelected;previously MP for Vacoas–Floréal Veda Baloomoody 1995–20052010–20192024–present Previously MP for Quartier Militaire–Moka, Rivière des Anguilles–Souillac and GRNW–Port Louis West 19 Stanley–Rose Hill Paul Bérenger 1976–19871991–19941995–present Reelected;previously MP for Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes Deven Nagalingum 2000–20052010–present Reelected;previously MP for Quartier Militaire–Moka Sydney Pierre 2024–present Elected 20 Beau Bassin–Petite Rivière Rajesh Bhagwan 1983–present Reelected Karen Foo Kune 2019–present Reelected Franco Quirin 2010–present Reelected 21 Rodrigues Marie Roxana Collet 2024–present Elected Francisco François 2010–present Reelected Dianette Henriette-Manan 2024–present Best Loser Jacques Édouard 2024–present Best Loser
Changes in membership Constituency Before Change After Member Party Type Date Date Member Party Beau Bassin andPetite Rivière Franco Quirin Expulsion from party 2 February 2025 4 February 2025 Franco Quirin Stanley and Rose Hill Paul Bérenger Resignation from party 13 April 2026 TBA Paul Bérenger Vacoas and Floréal Joanna Bérenger Joanna Bérenger Montagne Blanche andGrand River South East Chetan Baboolall Chetan Baboolall
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