At Stake in this Election:       

• 62 (of 70) seats in Mauritius’ National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Barlen VYAPOORY (Acting since 23 Marhc 2018)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (since 2017)
• Assembly: Mauritius has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 70 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the President, supporting a clear majority in the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale).
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 62 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 8 members are appointed by the election commission to serve 5-year terms.*

* There are 21 districts with 3 seats in each district, and 1 district representing the island of Rodrigues with 2 seats. In all but the last district, electors are given 3 votes. To ensure ethnic diversity, the electoral commission awards seats to the unsuccessful candidates who received the highest number of votes.

Main Parties in this Election:

• Party: Militant Socialist Movement / Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM)
  • Leader: Pravind JUGNAUTH
  • Seats won in last election: 33
• Party: Labour Party / Parti Travailliste (PTR)
  • Leader: Navin RAMGOOLAM
  • Seats won in last election: 4
• Party: Mauritian Militant Movement / Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM)
  • Leader: Paul BERENGER
  • Seats won in last election: 12
• Party: Rodrigues People's Organisation / Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais (OPR)
  • Seats won in last election: 2

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 1,270,000[1]
• Registered Voters: 936,975 (2014)[2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 643,000[3]
• Is Mauritius a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Mauritius ratified CEDAW: Yes (9 July 1984)[4]
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election:
• Number of Female Legislators: 8 (12%)[5]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 65[6]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Mauritius a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 September 2007)[7]
• Has Mauritius ratified CRPD: Yes (8 January 2010)[8]
• Population with a disability: 200,974 (2019 est.)[9]