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{{Infobox election
| country = Mauritius
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1967 Mauritian general election
| previous_year = 1967
| next_election = 1982 Mauritian general election
| next_year = 1982
| seats_for_election = All 62 directly elected seats in the [[National Assembly of Mauritius|National Assembly]]<br/>(and up to 8 [[Best Loser System|BLS]] seats)
| election_date = {{Start date|1976|12|20|df=yes}}

| image1 = Anerood_Jugnauth_1991_(cropped).jpg
| leader1 = [[Anerood Jugnauth]]
| party1 = Mauritian Militant Movement
| popular_vote1 = '''469,420'''
| percentage1 = '''38.69%'''
| swing1 = ''New''
| last_election1 = ''New''
| seats1 = 34
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 34

| image2 = Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.jpg
| leader2 = [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]
| party2 = Labour Party (Mauritius)
| alliance2 = [[Independence Party (Mauritius)|Independence Party]]
| popular_vote2 = 461,949
| percentage2 = 38.08%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}16.58pp
| last_election2 = 54.66%, 30 seats
| seats2 = 28
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Gaetan Duval.jpg|bSize =165|cWidth=110|cHeight=150|oTop=0|oLeft=2}}
| leader3 = [[Gaëtan Duval]]
| party3 = Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate
| alliance3 =
| popular_vote3 = 200,559
| percentage3 = 16.53%
| swing3 = {{decrease}}27.0pp
| last_election3 = 43.53%, 27 seats
| seats3 = 8
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 19

| map_image = 1976 Mauritian general election - Results by constituency.svg
| map_caption = Result by [[Constituencies of Mauritius|constituency]]. The colour shade shows the percentage of the elected candidate with the highest number of votes

| title = Prime minister
| posttitle = Subsequent Prime minister
| before_election = [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]
| before_party = Labour Party (Mauritius)
| after_election = [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]
| after_party = Labour Party (Mauritius)
}}
{{Politics of Mauritius}}

General elections were held in [[Mauritius]] on 20 December 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mauritius: 1976 Legislative Assembly election results |url=https://www.eisa.org/wep/mau1976results.htm |publisher=EISA |accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref> They were the first general elections to be held since independence on 12 March 1968 and came nine years after the [[1967 Mauritian general election|previous elections]] in 1967. Although elections had been scheduled for 1972, they were cancelled by the [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour Party]]–[[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate]]–[[Muslim Committee of Action]] coalition government due to political unrest. The year prior to these elections was marked by the [[May 1975 Students protest riots]].

The [[Mauritian Militant Movement]] won the most seats, but a coalition government was formed by the [[Independence Party (Mauritius)|Independence Party]] (a coalition of the Labour Party, [[Muslim Committee of Action]] and [[Independent Forward Bloc]]) and the [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate]]. Around 400 candidates representing thirty-one parties contested the election, but only three parties won seats.<ref>[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/MAURITIUS_1976_E.PDF Mauritius] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref><ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p618 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}</ref> Voter turnout was 88%.<ref>[http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1976results.htm Mauritius: 1976 Legislative Assembly election results] EISA</ref>

==Electoral system==
The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of [[Rodrigues]], and eight seats were filled by the nominated "[[Best Loser System|best losers]]".<ref>[http://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mau1967background.htm Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election] EISA</ref>

==Results==
The best losers included [[Yousuf Mohamed]] and [[Harold Walter (politician)|Harold Walter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Décès de Mᵉ Yousuf Mohamed Parcours politique: la grève de 1979, un intense moment de son existence |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/407093/deces-m-yousuf-mohamed-parcours-politique-greve-1979-un-intense-moment-son-existence |publisher=L'Express |access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Selvon |first1=Sydney |last2=Riviere |first2=Lindsay |title=Historical Dictionary of Mauritius |date=1991 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Metuchen N.J. |isbn=978-0-8108-2480-5 |page=203 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_oQNAQAAMAAJ |access-date=2022-12-11 |language=en}}</ref>

{{Election results
|image=[[File:Mauritius National Assembly 1976.svg]]
|seattype1={{abbr|Cons|Constituency}}|seattype2={{abbr|BL|Best loser}}|seattype3=Total|seattype4=+/–
|party1=[[Mauritian Militant Movement]]|votes1=469420|st1t1=30|st2t1=4|st3t1=34|st4t1=New|st5t1=
|party2=[[Independence Party (Mauritius)|Independence Party]]|votes2=461949|st1t2=25|st2t2=3|st3t2=28|st4t2=–3|st5t2=
|party3=[[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate]]|votes3=200559|st1t3=7|st2t3=1|st3t3=8|st4t3=–19|st5t3=
|party4=[[Independent Forward Bloc]]|votes4=26902|st1t4=0|st2t4=0|st3t4=0|st4t4=–12|st5t4=
|party5=Mauritian Democratic Union|votes5=12505|st1t5=0|st2t5=0|st3t5=0|st4t5=New|st5t5=
|party6=Progressive Socialist Party|votes6=9807|st1t6=0|st2t6=0|st3t6=0|st4t6=New|st5t6=
|party7=[[Rodrigues People's Organisation]]|votes7=6376|st1t7=0|st2t7=0|st3t7=0|st4t7=New|st5t7=
|party8=[[Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement]]|votes8=5372|st1t8=0|st2t8=0|st3t8=0|st4t8=New|st5t8=
|party9=Progressive Party of the South|votes9=2223|st1t9=0|st2t9=0|st3t9=0|st4t9=New|st5t9=
|party10=Republican Centre Party|votes10=1636|st1t10=0|st2t10=0|st3t10=0|st4t10=New|st5t10=
|party11=Labour Unity Liberals|votes11=800|st1t11=0|st2t11=0|st3t11=0|st4t11=New|st5t11=
|party12=Mauritius Muslim Democratic League|votes12=266|st1t12=0|st2t12=0|st3t12=0|st4t12=New|st5t12=
|party13=Mauritius People's Progressive Party|votes13=249|st1t13=0|st2t13=0|st3t13=0|st4t13=New|st5t13=
|party14=Communist Party of Mauritius|votes14=244|st1t14=0|st2t14=0|st3t14=0|st4t14=New|st5t14=
|party15=Mauritius Muslim Rights|votes15=236|st1t15=0|st2t15=0|st3t15=0|st4t15=New|st5t15=
|party16=Mauritius United Party|votes16=186|st1t16=0|st2t16=0|st3t16=0|st4t16=New|st5t16=
|party17=Movement and the Mauritian Socialist Youth|votes17=174|st1t17=0|st2t17=0|st3t17=0|st4t17=New|st5t17=
|party18=People's Democratic Party|votes18=143|st1t18=0|st2t18=0|st3t18=0|st4t18=New|st5t18=
|party19=Union of the General Population|votes19=92|st1t19=0|st2t19=0|st3t19=0|st4t19=New|st5t19=
|party20=Independents|votes20=14021|st1t20=0|st2t20=0|st3t20=0|st4t20=New|st5t20=
|total_st1t=62|total_st2t=8|total_st3t=70|total_st4t=0
|electorate=462034
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184315/https://electoral.govmu.org/Pages/Election%20Results/NAE/NAE1976/Detailed%20Results%20for%20all%20cons.pdf Electoral Commission], Nohlen ''et al.''
}}

===By constituency===
===By constituency===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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| rowspan=3 | 5
| rowspan=3 | 5
| rowspan=3 | Pamplemousses–Triolet
| rowspan=3 | Pamplemousses–Triolet
| [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]
| '''[[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]]'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| [[Rabindrah Ghurburrun]]
| '''[[Rabindrah Ghurburrun]]'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| rowspan=3 | 6
| rowspan=3 | 6
| rowspan=3 | Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or
| rowspan=3 | Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or
| Mooneeswar Hurry
| '''Mooneeswar Hurry'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| Simadree Virahsawmy
| '''Simadree Virahsawmy'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| rowspan=4 | 8
| rowspan=4 | 8
| rowspan=4 | Quartier Militaire–Moka
| rowspan=4 | Quartier Militaire–Moka
| [[Veerasamy Ringadoo]]
| '''[[Veerasamy Ringadoo]]'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| Mahess Teeluck
| '''Mahess Teeluck'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
|-
|-
| [[Yousuf Mohamed]] ''(best loser)''
| '''[[Yousuf Mohamed]]''' ''(best loser)''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
|-
|-
| [[Satcam Boolell]]
| '''[[Satcam Boolell]]'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| Dayanundlall Basant Rai
| '''Dayanundlall Basant Rai'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| rowspan=5 | 12
| rowspan=5 | 12
| rowspan=5 | Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien
| rowspan=5 | Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien
| Lutchmeeparsad Badry
| '''Lutchmeeparsad Badry'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
|-
|-
| Harold Walter ''(best loser)''
| '''Harold Walter''' ''(best loser)''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| Emmanuel Bussier
| '''Emmanuel Bussier'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| [[Angidi Chettiar]]
| '''[[Angidi Chettiar]]'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Labour Party (Mauritius)}} |&nbsp;
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
| [[Labour Party (Mauritius)|Labour]]
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| rowspan=3 | 19
| rowspan=3 | 19
| rowspan=3 | Stanley–Rose Hill
| rowspan=3 | Stanley–Rose Hill
| Jean–Claude de L'Estrac
| Jean–Claude de l'Estrac
| bgcolor={{Party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Mauritian Militant Movement}} |&nbsp;
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
| [[Mauritian Militant Movement|MMM]]
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| rowspan=5 | 20
| rowspan=5 | 20
| rowspan=5 | Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere
| rowspan=5 | Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere
| Rey
| Robert Rey
| bgcolor={{Party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}} |&nbsp;
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
|-
|-
| Eliezer Francois
| '''Eliézer Francois'''
| bgcolor={{Party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}} |&nbsp;
| bgcolor={{Party color|Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate}} |&nbsp;
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
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| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
| [[Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate|PMSD]]
|-
|-
|colspan=5|Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100507110940/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco/menuitem.37ba32a3c4783128d6c8662948a521ca/?content_id=630b9dbfa1158010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD Government of Mauritius]
|colspan=5|Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100507110940/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/eco/menuitem.37ba32a3c4783128d6c8662948a521ca/?content_id=630b9dbfa1158010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD Government of Mauritius]<br/>'''Bold''' indicates reelected incumbent MP.
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2NHLHDURYT8B5JMN8L07NLUT9-MAURITIUS-PEOPLE-OF-MAURITIUS-GO-TO-POLLS-IN-FIRST-ELECTION/query/MAURITIUS 1976 Mauritian election day] British Pathe

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Revision as of 12:10, 28 November 2024

By constituency

Constituency Elected MPs Party
1 Grand River North West–
Port Louis West 		Jack Bizlall   MMM
Edouard Jérôme Boulle   MMM
Rajnee Dyalah   MMM
2 Port Louis South–
Port Louis Central 		Kader Bhayat   MMM
Noël Lee Cheong Lem   MMM
Rajiv Servansingh   MMM
Kamil Ramoly (best loser)   PMSD
3 Port Louis Maritime–
Port Louis East 		Bashir Khodabux   MMM
Cassam Uteem   MMM
Osman Gendoo   MMM
4 Port Louis North–
Montagne Longue 		Suresh Moorba   MMM
Shree Krisna Baligadoo   MMM
Sylvio Michel   MMM
5 Pamplemousses–Triolet Seewoosagur Ramgoolam   Labour
Gyandeo Daby   Labour
Rabindrah Ghurburrun   Labour
6 Grand Baie–Poudre D'Or Mooneeswar Hurry   Labour
Madan Dulloo   MMM
Dharmanand Goopt Fokeer   MMM
7 Piton–Riviere du Rempart Rammesh Jeewoolall   Labour
Simadree Virahsawmy   Labour
Anerood Jugnauth   MMM
8 Quartier Militaire–Moka Veerasamy Ringadoo   Labour
Mahess Teeluck   Labour
Krishnalall Coonjan   MMM
Yousuf Mohamed (best loser)   Labour
9 Flacq–Bon Accueil Dwarkanath Gungah   MMM
Kanchandraseeh Bussawon   Labour
Vijay Jandoosing   MMM
10 Montagne Blanche–
Grand River South East 		Ramduthsingh Jaddoo   MMM
Satcam Boolell   Labour
Jagdishwar Goburdhun   MMM
Azize Asgarally (best loser)   MMM
11 Vieux Grand Port–Rose Belle Radha Gungoosingh   Labour
Dayanundlall Basant Rai   Labour
Premdut Doongoor   Labour
12 Mahebourg–Plaine Magnien Lutchmeeparsad Badry   Labour
Lutchmeeparsadsing Ramsahok   MMM
Harris Ramphul   MMM
Louis Amedee Darga (best loser)   MMM
Harold Walter (best loser)   Labour
13 Riviere des Anguilles–Souillac Harish Boodhoo   Labour
Suresh Chandra Poonith   MMM
Swalay Kasenally   MMM
14 Savanne–Black River Hurrydew Ramchurn   Labour
Kaleshwarao Saccaram   Labour
Jean-Claude Augustave   MMM
15 La Caverne–Phoenix Kailash Purryag   Labour
Iswardeo Seetaram   Labour
Razack Peeroo   Labour
16 Vacoas–Floreal Rohit Beedassy   Labour
Emmanuel Bussier   Labour
Angidi Chettiar   Labour
17 Curepipe–Midlands Pierre Simonet   PMSD
Alain Maurice Espitalier-Noël   PMSD
Marie Ghislaine Henry   PMSD
Clarel Desiré Malherbe (best loser)   Labour
18 Belle Rose–Quatre Bornes Paul Bérenger   MMM
James Burty David   Labour
Heeralall Bhugaloo   Labour
19 Stanley–Rose Hill Jean–Claude de l'Estrac   MMM
Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra   MMM
Vijayanathan Venkatasamy   MMM
20 Beau Bassin–Petite Riviere Robert Rey   PMSD
Eliézer Francois   PMSD
Vidula Nababasing   MMM
Finlay Salesse (best loser)   MMM
Jean Claude Bibi (best loser)   MMM
21 Rodrigues Cyril Guimbeau   PMSD
Nicol François   PMSD
Source: Government of Mauritius
Bold indicates reelected incumbent MP.
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