General elections were held in Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 on 20 December 1995. The result was a victory for the Labour Party-Mauritian Militant Movement

Mauritian Militant Movement

The Mouvement Militant Mauricien is a socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM is currently led by Paul Bérenger....

 alliance, which won all 60 constituency seats on Mauritius.

The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues

Rodrigues

Rodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Rodrigo or Son of Rui. The "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Portuguese form of Roderick, meaning "famous power" or "famous ruler", from the Germanic elements "hrod" and "ric" ,...

, and up to eight seats were filled by the "best losers", although only four were filled at this election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Constituency	Best-loser	Total
Labour Party-MMM Mauritian Militant Movement The Mouvement Militant Mauricien is a socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM is currently led by Paul Bérenger.... *	1,084,236	65.2	60	0	60
MSM Militant Socialist Movement The Militant Socialist Movement is a Centre-Right political party in Mauritius that adheres to the philosophies of socialism and political democracy. It is the 3rd largest political party in the National Assembly. It has in all 13 seats directly elected from the 2010 general elections... -MMR	330,219	19.8	0	0	0
Gaëtan Duval Party	105,282	6.3	0	1	1
MMP-HP	28,749	1.7	0	0	0
Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement The Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement is a political party in Mauritius headed by Madan Dulloo. At the legislative elections of 3 July 2005, the party was part of the Alliance Sociale that won 42 out of 70 seats....	25,472	1.5	0	0	0
Rodrigues People's Organisation Rodrigues People's Organisation The Rodrigues People's Organisation is a political party based in the Island of Rodrigues, Mauritius.At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000, the party won 2 out of 70 seats ....	16,631	1.0	2	0	2
Rodrigues Movement Rodrigues Movement The Rodrigues Movement is a political party in Rodrigues island, Mauritius.At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000, the party won 2 out of 70 seats ....	9,529		0	2	2
Muslim People's Front	8,233	0.5	0	0	0
Liberal Democrats' Movement	6,848	0.4	0	0	0
Natural Law Party	4,074	0.2	0	0	0
Liberal Action Party	3,332	0.2	0	0	0
Mauritian People's Party	2,505	0.2	0	0	0
Mauritian Movement for Peace	1,630	0.1	0	0	0
Hizbullah	1,375	0.1	0	1	1
Movement for Justice	1,149	0.1	0	0	0
Mauritian Democratic Movement	859	0.1	0	0	0
Socialist Movement of the South	342	0.0	0	0	0
Hindu Etka Andolan Dul	307	0.0	0	0	0
Republican Movement Republican Movement (Mauritius) The Republican Movement is a political party in Mauritius.At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000, the party was part of a coalition of the Militant Socialist Movement and the Mauritian Militant Movement, that won 51.7% and 58 out of 70 seats. In the 2005 elections, 3 July 2005, the...	281	0.0	0	0	0
Mauritian Democracy	259	0.0	0	0	0
Mauritian Workers' Movement	212	0.0	0	0	0
Mauritius United Party	185	0.0	0	0	0
Mauritius Party Rights	100	0.0	0	0	0
Independents	32,007	1.9	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	8,805
Total	567,810**	100	62	4	66
Source: EISA, IPU, Nohlen et al

* Of the 60 seats, the Labour Party won 35 and the MMM 25.

** Total number of voters (voters could cast more than one vote).