# 2005 Mauritian general election

General elections were held in Mauritius on 3 July 2005, with votes counted on 4 July.
The Alliance Sociale, a coalition led by the Mauritian Labour Party (PTr) and including the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval (PMXD), the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (MSN), Les Verts (Greens), the Republican Movement, and the Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (MMSM), won the election with 42 of the 70 seats (38 elected directly, and another 4 nominated under the country's "best loser" system). The PTr leader, Navin Ramgoolam, was subsequently appointed Prime Minister on 5 July, with Rashid Beebeejaun as his deputy. Three other coalition leaders were elected, but the Les Verts leader failed to oust outgoing Prime Minister Paul Bérenger from his constituency.
24 seats were won by Bérenger's coalition, consisting of the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) and the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM); of these, 22 were directly elected and two were nominated as "best losers". Pravind Jugnauth, the MSM leader, lost his seat to an Alliance Sociale candidate.
The two seats reserved for the island of Rodrigues were won by the Rodrigues Movement (OPR); another 2 OPR members were appointed as "best losers."

## Electoral system

The National Assembly consisted of 60 members elected from three-seat constituencies in mainland Mauritius by multiple non-transferable vote, two members elected from a two-seat constituency (the island of Rodrigues) by the same systenm, and up to eight "best loser" seats appointed to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented.

## Results

The total number of votes is higher than the population because voters could cast up to three votes.
Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Cons | BL | Total |
| | Alliance Sociale (PTR–PMXD–LVF–MR–MMSM) | 948,756 | 48.38 | 38 | 4 | 42 |
| | MSM/MMM (MMM–MSM–PMSD) | 831,738 | 42.41 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| | Mauritian Solidarity Front | 37,472 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rodrigues People's Organisation | 20,293 | 1.03 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Rodrigues Movement | 19,547 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | National Democratic Movement Raj Dayal | 18,467 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lalit | 13,726 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian People's Party | 7,919 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Muslim People's Front | 4,218 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rezistans ek Alternativ | 2,964 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alliance For Justice | 2,548 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Tamil Council | 1,980 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Group of Five | 1,547 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Socialist Movement | 1,337 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Forward Bloc | 1,217 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Union | 1,066 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rally of Social Workers | 1,059 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Parti Malin | 959 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Majority Party | 875 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Popular Place Movement | 733 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Union Patriots Ilois Mauricien | 643 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian National Movement | 580 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Democratic Movement | 572 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Workers' Movement | 472 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Conservative Party | 426 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratie Union Socialist Mauricien | 267 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ekta Party | 171 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Muslim Action Committee | 158 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Democracy | 135 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Socialist Rally | 133 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Reformist Organisation | 132 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritian Worker Solidarity Movement Rodrigues Agalega | 125 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rallying Responsible Rodriguans | 97 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Top Dhamaka Vrai Rouge | 88 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Rodriguan People's Progressive Front | 87 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Labour Movement | 71 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritius Party Rights | 51 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 38,487 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,961,116 | 100.00 | 62 | 8 | 70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 666,301 | – | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 817,305 | 81.52 | | | |
| Source: Electoral Commission, African Elections Database |||||||