At Stake in this Election:  

• 62 of 70 seats in the Mauritian National Assembly 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (since 2 December 2019) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (since 23 January 2017) 

• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 70 seats. 

Electoral System: 

• The President is indirectly elected by the National Assembly to a 5-year term. 

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and approved by the National Assembly. 

• 62 of the 70 seats in the National Assembly are directly elected by plurality vote in multi-seat constituencies. The remaining 8 seats are allocated to non-elected party candidates by the Office of the Electoral Commissioner. All members are elected to 5-year terms.  

Last Election:  

In the last election in 2019, the Militant Socialist Movement won a majority with 38 seats of 62. Voter turnout was 77%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 22 October 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: 16 August 2024 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Lepep Alliance / L’Alliance Lepep  

• • Coalition of Militant Socialist Movement / Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM), Mauritian Social Democratic Party / Parti Mauricien Social Democrate (PMSD), Liberation Movement / Muvman Liberater (ML), the Militant Platform / Plateforme Militante, and Mauritian Patriot Movement / Muvman Patriot Morisien (MPM) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 38 (38 MSM) of 62 

• The Alliance of Change / L’Alliance du Changement 

• • Coalition of Mauritius Labour Party / Parti Travailliste (PTR), Mauritian Militant Movement / Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM), Resistance and Alternatives / Rezistans ek Alternativ, New Democrats / Nouveaux Démocrates 

• • Seats won in the last election: 22 (14 PTR, 8 MMM) of 62 

• Rodrigues People’s Organization / Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais (OPR) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 2 of 62 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 1,261,041 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 1,002,857 (2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 639,687 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Acceded 09 Jul 1984  

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 14 of 70 (20%) in the National Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.796, High, rank 72 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available. 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 08 Apr 2008, Ratified 19 Jul 2010 

• Projected population with a disability: 201,767 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Mauritius: No 

• Election Access: Yes