# 1991 Mauritian general election

General elections were held in Mauritius on 15 September 1991. Three main parties gained seats in this election: the Militant Socialist Movement, Mauritian Militant Movement and the Labour Party. The MSM formed an alliance with the MMM and the Labour Party formed an alliance with the Mauritian Social Democrat Party (PMSD). On 17 September 1991, results showed that MSM-MMM won 57 out of 66 seats. This gave 95% of seats to MSM-MMM leader Anerood Jugnauth and 5% to Labour Party-PMSD leader Navin Ramgoolam.

## Campaign

The main political parties taking part in the elections were the Militant Socialist Movement and Labour Party which were the current government, and the Mauritian Militant Movement which was the current opposition party. Earlier that year, Navin Ramgoolam became the leader of the Labour Party. As a result, the MSM-Labour Party coalition broke down in February 1991 because Ramgoolam demanded that the deal between the parties should be reviewed and that the MSM leader, Anerood Jugnauth, should hold the office of Prime Minister for half of the term (two and a half years), with Ramgoolam serving out the remainder of the term. However, Jugnauth did not want to step aside in favour of Ramgoolam. Ramgoolam then announced that his party would contest the elections due September on its own.
Jugnauth proposed an electoral pact with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), the party which Jugnauth himself had formerly led between 1976 and 1983, before the formation of the MSM. The two parties agreed that Anerood Jugnauth would remain Prime Minister for the full term of 5 years and that MMM leader Paul Bérenger would serve in his Cabinet. Bérenger later became Minister of External Affairs.
During the term, Rama Sithanen, Sheila Bappoo and Dharam Gokhool defected from the MSM to the Mauritian Labour Party. The defections put the MSM under increasing strain, and Jugnauth came under pressure to hold general elections in 1995 rather than 1996, as constitutionally scheduled.

## Results

Seats :
| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Cons | BL | Total | +/– |
| | MSM–MMM–MTD | | Militant Socialist Movement | 944,521 | 55.75 | 29 | 0 | 29 | –2 |
| | MSM–MMM–MTD | | Mauritian Militant Movement | 944,521 | 55.75 | 26 | 0 | 26 | +2 |
| | MSM–MMM–MTD | | Democratic Labour Movement | 944,521 | 55.75 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| | MSM–MMM–MTD | Total | Total | 944,521 | 55.75 | 57 | 0 | 57 | +2 |
| | PTR–PMSD | | Labour Party | 670,631 | 39.59 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 |
| | PTR–PMSD | | Mauritian Social Democratic Party | 670,631 | 39.59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | –3 |
| | PTR–PMSD | Total | Total | 670,631 | 39.59 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –6 |
| | Rodrigues People's Organisation | Rodrigues People's Organisation | Rodrigues People's Organisation | 16,080 | 0.95 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Rodrigues People's Grouping | Rodrigues People's Grouping | Rodrigues People's Grouping | 11,646 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Liberal Action Party | Liberal Action Party | Liberal Action Party | 6,053 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Mauritian People's Party | Mauritian People's Party | Mauritian People's Party | 5,696 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Hizbullah | Hizbullah | Hizbullah | 5,550 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Militant Workers Party | Militant Workers Party | Militant Workers Party | 2,137 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Socialist Movement of the South | Socialist Movement of the South | Socialist Movement of the South | 686 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Mauritius | Communist Party of Mauritius | Communist Party of Mauritius | 358 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Mauritius Party Rights | Mauritius Party Rights | Mauritius Party Rights | 243 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius | Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius | Tamil Fraternity of Mauritius | 191 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mauritius United Party | Mauritius United Party | Mauritius United Party | 160 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Democratic Party | People's Democratic Party | People's Democratic Party | 121 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 30,005 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,694,078 | 100.00 | 62 | 4 | 66 | –4 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 680,836 | – | | | | |
| Source: Electoral Commission, Nohlen et al., African Elections Database ||||||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Constituency | Elected MPs | Party |
| 1 | Grand River North West– Port Louis West | Ange Mathieu Laclé | MMM |
| 1 | Grand River North West– Port Louis West | Edouard Jérôme Boulle | MMM |
| 1 | Grand River North West– Port Louis West | Georges Alain Laridon | MMM |
| 2 | Port Louis South– Port Louis Central | Ahmad Sulliman Jeewah | MMM |
| 2 | Port Louis South– Port Louis Central | Azize Asgarally | MSM |
| 2 | Port Louis South– Port Louis Central | Noël Lee Cheong Lem | MMM |
| 3 | Port Louis Maritime– Port Louis East | Cassam Uteem | MMM |
| 3 | Port Louis Maritime– Port Louis East | Osman Gendoo | MMM |
| 3 | Port Louis Maritime– Port Louis East | Bashir Ahmud Khodabux | MMM |
| 4 | Port Louis North– Montagne Longue | Parmanund Brizmohun | MSM |
| 4 | Port Louis North– Montagne Longue | José Arunasalom | MMM |
| 4 | Port Louis North– Montagne Longue | Claude Raymond Genevieve | MSM |
| 5 | Pamplemousses–Triolet | Navin Ramgoolam | Labour |
| 5 | Pamplemousses–Triolet | Jyaneshwur Jhurry | MSM |
| 5 | Pamplemousses–Triolet | Premdut Koonjoo | MSM |
| 6 | Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or | Dharmanand Goopt Fokeer | MMM |
| 6 | Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or | Madan Dulloo | MMM |
| 6 | Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or | Armoogum Parsooraman | MSM |
| 6 | Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or | Gaëtan Duval (best loser) | PMSD |
| 7 | Piton–Riviere du Rempart | Anerood Jugnauth | MSM |
| 7 | Piton–Riviere du Rempart | Dwarkanath Gungah | MSM |
| 7 | Piton–Riviere du Rempart | Mahyendrah Utchanah | MSM |
| 8 | Quartier Militaire–Moka | Ashok Jugnauth | MSM |
| 8 | Quartier Militaire–Moka | Sutyadeo Moutia | MSM |
| 8 | Quartier Militaire–Moka | Retnon Pyneeandee | MSM |
| 9 | Flacq–Bon Accueil | Anil Bachoo | MTD |
| 9 | Flacq–Bon Accueil | Rajnarain Guttee | MSM |
| 9 | Flacq–Bon Accueil | Roodrashen Neewoor | MSM |
| 10 | Montagne Blanche– Grand River South East | Ramduthsing Jaddoo | MSM |
| 10 | Montagne Blanche– Grand River South East | Jagdishwar Goburdhun | MSM |
| 10 | Montagne Blanche– Grand River South East | Mohammud Zeelannee Peerun | MMM |
| 11 | Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle | Arvin Boolell | Labour |
| 11 | Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle | Satish Dayal | MSM |
| 11 | Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle | Subhas Chandra Lallah | MMM |
| 12 | Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien | Vasant Bunwaree | Labour |
| 12 | Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien | Ivan Collendavelloo | MMM |
| 12 | Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien | Mookhesswur Choonee | MSM |
| 13 | Riviere des Anguilles–Souillac | Hurreeprem Aumeer | MMM |
| 13 | Riviere des Anguilles–Souillac | Prem Nababsing | MMM |
| 13 | Riviere des Anguilles–Souillac | Swalay Kasenally | MMM |
| 14 | Savanne–Black River | Alan Ganoo | MMM |
| 14 | Savanne–Black River | Germain Comarmond | MSM |
| 14 | Savanne–Black River | Sooroojdev Phokeer | MSM |
| 15 | La Caverne–Phoenix | Louis Steven Obeegadoo | MMM |
| 15 | La Caverne–Phoenix | Iswurdeo Seetaram | MSM |
| 15 | La Caverne–Phoenix | Showkutally Soodhun | MSM |
| 15 | La Caverne–Phoenix | Razack Peeroo (best loser) | Labour |
| 16 | Vacoas–Floreal | Sheilabai Bappoo | MSM |
| 16 | Vacoas–Floreal | Dharambeer Gokhool | MSM |
| 16 | Vacoas–Floreal | Karl Offmann | MSM |
| 17 | Curepipe–Midlands | Louis Amédée Darga | MMM |
| 17 | Curepipe–Midlands | Maxime Sauzier | MSM |
| 17 | Curepipe–Midlands | Sanjit Kumar Teelock | MTD |
| 17 | Curepipe–Midlands | Clarel Desiré Malherbe (best loser) | Labour |
| 18 | Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes | Kailash Ruhee | MMM |
| 18 | Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes | Rama Sithanen | MSM |
| 18 | Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes | Michael Glover | MSM |
| 19 | Stanley–Rose Hill | Jayen Cuttaree | MMM |
| 19 | Stanley–Rose Hill | Jean–Claude De L'Estrac | MMM |
| 19 | Stanley–Rose Hill | Paul Bérenger | MMM |
| 19 | Stanley–Rose Hill | Siddick Chady (best loser) | Labour |
| 20 | Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere | Rajesh Bhagwan | MMM |
| 20 | Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere | Joceline Minerve | MMM |
| 20 | Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere | Jean Régis Finette | MSM |
| 21 | Rodrigues | Serge Clair | OPR |
| 21 | Rodrigues | Joseph Jolicoeur | OPR |
| Source: Government of Mauritius |||||