General elections were held in Mauritius in August 1948. They were the first under a new constitution, which established a Legislative Council with 19 elected members, 12 appointed members and 3 ex officio members,[1] and expanded the franchise to all adults who could write their name in one of the island's languages.[2] They were won by the Labour Party led by Guy Rozemont,[3] with eleven of the 19 elected seats won by Hindus. However, the Governor-General Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy appointed twelve conservatives to the Council on 23 August, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.[4][2]

They were the first elections held under the new constitution and the first in which women stood as candidate. Emilienne Rochecouste, who ran as an independent, was elected in Plaines Wilhems–Black River, becoming the first Mauritian woman elected to the Legislative Council. Following the elections, Denise De Chazal was appointed as one of the twelve nominated members.[5]

Results

The elections were held over two days, with Port Louis and Plaines Wilhems-Rivière Noire voting on 9 August and the remainder voting on 10 August.[6]

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
Port LouisGuy Rozemont7,25716.4Elected
Charles Edgard Millien7,16916.2Elected
Renganaden Seeneevassen5,25711.9Elected
Samuel Benjamin Emile4,78210.8Elected
François Gabriel Martial4,3509.9
Abdool Razack Mohamed4,3319.8
Alphonse Gontrand Zamudio3,2757.4
Cassam Mamode Nazroo2,4985.7
Louis François Raynald Moutia2,2695.1
Ajum Dahal1,9924.5
Joseph Marcel Mason5161.2
Louis Frank Noël Nellan4571.0
Plaines Wilhems-
Black River		Jules Marie Joseph Louis Maurice Jean Koenig10,12911.4Elected
Louise Marie Emilienne Rochecouste9,32910.5Elected
Peter Gérard Raymond Rault8,1959.3Elected
Dunputh Luckeenarain7,9889.0Elected
Joseph Guy Forget7,4368.4Elected
Louis Raoul Rivet71198.0Elected
Paul Maurice Laurence Nairac6,1476.9
Moonasur Kooraram6,0996.9
Félix Conrad Laventure5,6816.4
Jean Raoul Lamalétie5,3546.1
Amédée Poupard5,2906.0
Jacques Sizefroi Esaïe David5,0695.7
Rechad Ben Noorooya4,2504.8
Marie Eugène Grégoire3970.4
Grand Port-SavanneSookdeo Bissoondoyal5,61218.7Elected
Jaynarain Roy5,17417.3Elected
Juggurnauth Bedaysee4,70715.7Elected
Charles Henri Raymond Hein3,48011.6
Marie Louis Philippe Rozemont2,9089.7
Wilfrid L'etang2,7579.2
Mamode Ismael Ghanty2,6298.8
Dayanandsing Ramdin2,1837.3
Louis Antoine Marcel Marrier D'Unienville5401.8
Pamplemousses-
Rivière du Rempart		Seewoosagur Ramgoolam5,98223.4Elected
Harilall Ranchhordas Vaghjee5,65522.2Elected
Aunauth Beejadhur5,11820.1Elected
Jean Philippe Lagesse2,84611.2
Radhamohun Gujadhur2,0828.2
Donald Francis1,3705.4
Ramawad Sewgobind1,0874.3
Ramsoondar Baboolall5772.3
Ramchundur Goburdhun4051.6
Rampartab Allgoo3971.6
Moka-FlacqSookdeosing Balgobin4,73718.2Elected
Bhagwan Gujadhur4,60217.7Elected
Ramsoomer Balgobin4,54417.5Elected
Alexis Désire Fernand Leclézio4,47217.2
Ackbar Gujadhur3,13912.1
Ismaël Peeroo2,60010.0
Satyadev Salabee1,9297.4
Total214,168100
Source: Electoral Commission

References

  1. ↑ History and Information Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Mauritius Permanent Mission to the UN
  2. 1 2 Mauritius: Toward Independence Country Data
  3. ↑ History Mauritius UK Connection
  4. ↑ Colonial Office, The Church House The London Gazette, 3 September 1948
  5. ↑ Ramtohul, Ramola (2009). "Engendering Mauritian History: The Hidden Controversies over Female Suffrage". Afrika Zamani (17): 63–80.
  6. ↑ Results of the General Election for the Mauritius Legislative Council held on 9/10 August Electoral Commission
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