Mauritian general elections took place on 3 July 2005, with polls counted on 4 July.

The Alliance Sociale

Alliance Sociale

Alliance Sociale is a left-wing political coalition in Mauritius. It consists of members of the Mauritian Labour Party, Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval, The Greens, Republican Movement and the Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement....

, a coalition

Coalition

A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...

 led by the Mauritian Labour Party

Mauritian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a political party in Mauritius.The Mauritian Labour Party was structured in 1936 to model the British Labour Party and has similar socialist goals...

 (PTr) and including the Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval

Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval

The Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval was a political party in Mauritius and has now been dissolved. The Leader of the party was Xavier Luc Duval....

 (PMXD), the Mauritian Social Democrat Party

Mauritian Social Democrat Party

The Mauritian Social Democratic Party is a political party in Mauritius. It is conservative and francophile. It is the 4th biggest political party in the National Assembly after Mauritian Labour Party, Mauritian Militant Movement and the Militant Socialist Movement...

 (MSN), Les Verts (Greens), the 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...

, and the 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....

 (MMSM), won the election with 42 of the 70 seats (38 elected directly, and another 4 nominated under the country's "best loser" system). The PTr leader, Navin Ramgoolam

Navin Ramgoolam

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP, MP is the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs & External Communications, as well as Leader of the National Assembly. Being the leader of the Mauritian Labour Party, he serves as Member of parliament for constituency No...

, was subsequently appointed Prime Minister on 5 July, with Rashid Beebeejaun

Rashid Beebeejaun

Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun, GCSK is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Utilities of Mauritius having been in office since 2008. He is the Deputy leader of the Mauritian Labor Party since 2004 and is the first person to hold office of Prime Minister in the Mauritius line of Succession...

 as his deputy. Three other coalition leaders were elected, but the Les Verts leader failed to oust outgoing Prime Minister Paul Bérenger

Paul Bérenger

Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK MP is the Leader of the Opposition of Mauritius and former Prime Minister of the Republic. Bérenger, who is a Christian of French descent, is the only Prime Minister of Mauritius who was not a Hindu....

 from his constituency.

24 seats were won by Bérenger's coalition, consisting of the 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....

 (MMM) and the Militant Socialist Movement

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...

 (MSM); of these, 22 were directly elected and 2 nominated as "best losers". Pravind Jugnauth

Pravind Jugnauth

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth MP Esq. is the former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Mauritius who was in office from 11 May 2010 to 26 July 2011. He is also Member of Parliament for the 8th constituency Quartier Militaire and Moka.He is an Indo-Mauritian of Bihari descent. He served in...

, the MSM leader, lost his seat to an Alliance Sociale candidate.

The two seats reserved for the island of Rodrigues

Rodrigues (island)

Rodrigues , sometimes spelled Rodriguez but named after the Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues, is the smallest of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius...

 were won by the 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 ....

(OPR); another 2 OPR members were appointed as "best losers."

8 of the 70 seats are allocated to "best losers," appointed to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented.

Results

The total number of votes is higher than the population because Mauritians get to vote for up to 3 times in a single election.

• Every voter has three votes. The total number of votes cast divided by three (648,316) is lower than the actual number people voting (666,178), because not all of them cast three votes. Bulletins which contains 1 or 2 votes are void, and as such only blank bulleting or bulletins with 3 votes are considered.