General elections were held in Mauritius on 26 and 27 August 1953.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 13 of the 19 elected seats on the Legislative Council.[2] The only other party to win seats was Ralliement Mauricien, which won only two seats. The twelve nominated members were appointed on 11 September.[3] As had happened following the 1948 elections, the Governor-General Hilary Blood appointed twelve conservatives, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.[4]
Results
edit| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 13 | |
| Ralliement Mauricien | 2 | |
| Independents | 4 | |
| Appointed members | 12 | |
| Total | 31 | |
| Source: Selvon | ||
By constituency
edit| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Port-Savanne | Sookdeo Bissoondoyal (Independent) | 6,563 | 17.8 | Elected |
| Goinsamy Venkatasamy (Independent) | 6,152 | 16.7 | Elected | |
| Louis Philippe Rozemont (Labour Party) | 5,222 | 14.2 | Elected | |
| Marie Léon Alfred Montocchio | 5,132 | 13.9 | ||
| Jay Narain Roy | 4,738 | 12.9 | ||
| Juggurnauth Bedaysee | 4,262 | 11.6 | ||
| Rajmohansing Jomadar | 1,535 | 4.2 | ||
| Sïmon Rajcoomar Ramjuttun | 1,045 | 2.8 | ||
| Louis Joseph Coralie | 566 | 1.5 | ||
| Joseph Robert Marquet | 527 | 1.4 | ||
| Abdool Ahmed Khan Juhoor | 402 | 1.1 | ||
| Coonjbeeharry Dwarkasingh | 282 | 0.8 | ||
| Ramanah Appadoo | 205 | 0.6 | ||
| Seebarun Keetarut | 102 | 0.3 | ||
| Rajack Juggessur | 71 | 0.2 | ||
| Moka-Flacq | Ackbar Gujadhur (Independent) | 6,100 | 19.2 | Elected |
| Satcam Boolell (Independent) | 4,882 | 15.4 | Elected | |
| Veerasamy Ringadoo (Labour Party) | 4,709 | 14.8 | Elected | |
| Ramsoumer Balgobin | 4,701 | 14.8 | ||
| Satyadeo Salabee | 4,550 | 14.3 | ||
| Marie Joseph Jacques Robert Rey | 4,284 | 13.5 | ||
| Ashrufaly Bhunnoo | 1,176 | 3.7 | ||
| Joseph Renald Laventure | 679 | 2.1 | ||
| Appalsamy Jaganah | 449 | 1.4 | ||
| Edgar Hector | 273 | 0.9 | ||
| Pamplemousses- Rivière du Rempart |
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Labour Party) | 5,031 | 18.5 | Elected |
| Aunauth Beejadhur (Labour Party) | 4,732 | 17.4 | Elected | |
| Harilal Ranchhordas Vaghjee (Labour Party) | 4,394 | 16.2 | Elected | |
| Radhamohun Gujadhur | 3,884 | 14.3 | ||
| Jean Antoine Henri Latham-koenig | 3,770 | 13.9 | ||
| Harryparsad Ramnarain | 3,395 | 12.5 | ||
| Pitambar Teeluckdharry | 1,115 | 4.1 | ||
| Donald Dieudonné Francis | 804 | 3.0 | ||
| Plaines Wilhem- Black River |
Jules Koenig (Ralliement Mauricien) | 12,496 | 9.0 | Elected |
| Joseph Guy Forget (Labour Party) | 10,674 | 7.7 | Elected | |
| Roopnarain Bhageerutty (Labour Party) | 10,425 | 7.5 | Elected | |
| Louis Régis Chaperon (Labour Party) | 10,388 | 7.5 | Elected | |
| Pierre Gérard Raymond Rault (Labour Party) | 10,153 | 7.3 | Elected | |
| Françis Soocramanien Chadien (Labour Party) | 10,010 | 7.2 | Elected | |
| Pierre Louis Gabriel France Rivalland | 10,006 | 7.2 | ||
| Marie Joseph Clément Dalais | 9,951 | 7.1 | ||
| Jean Raoul Lamaletie | 9,843 | 7.1 | ||
| Sylvain Piarroux | 8,794 | 6.3 | ||
| Henri Gaston Vellin | 8,465 | 6.1 | ||
| Guy André Labauve D'Arifat | 7,571 | 5.4 | ||
| Henry Jean Ythier | 4,668 | 3.4 | ||
| Jean Loïs La Vieux | 3,620 | 2.6 | ||
| Esaïe David | 1,695 | 1.2 | ||
| Félix Laventure | 1,576 | 1.1 | ||
| Moonasur Kooraram | 1,299 | 0.9 | ||
| Jules Maurice Curé | 1,273 | 0.9 | ||
| Gunnoo Gangaram | 923 | 0.7 | ||
| Emilienne Rochecouste | 710 | 0.5 | ||
| Marie Léon Antoine Pologne | 661 | 0.5 | ||
| Henri René Stanislas Bouloux | 566 | 0.4 | ||
| Jacques Clency Dinan | 494 | 0.4 | ||
| Bernadette Céline | 454 | 0.3 | ||
| Sujjun Rivermatabudul | 419 | 0.3 | ||
| Dunputh Luckeenarain | 415 | 0.3 | ||
| B. Narain Lallah | 411 | 0.3 | ||
| Juggarnath Goburdhun | 376 | 0.3 | ||
| Stephen Manicum Aroomanayagum | 323 | 0.2 | ||
| Marie Isis Coelio Moutia | 260 | 0.2 | ||
| Malcane Bhookhun | 237 | 0.2 | ||
| Joseph Lewis Hugon | 115 | 0.1 | ||
| Port Louis | Guy Rozemont (Labour Party) | 7,878 | 13.6 | Elected |
| Renganaden Seeneevassen (Labour Party) | 7,203 | 12.5 | Elected | |
| Charles Edgar Millien (Labour Party) | 7,034 | 12.2 | Elected | |
| Abdool Razack Mohamed (Ralliement Mauricien) | 6,880 | 11.9 | Elected | |
| Julius Alexandre Alfred Bhujoharry | 6,875 | 11.9 | ||
| Issop Moussa Badat | 6,515 | 11.3 | ||
| Jules Henri Constantin | 5,841 | 10.1 | ||
| Jean Victor Ducasse | 5,516 | 9.6 | ||
| Joseph Marcel Mason | 1,327 | 2.3 | ||
| Samuel Benjamin Emile | 1,238 | 2.1 | ||
| William Raymond Dupré | 788 | 1.4 | ||
| Maswood Phul | 413 | 0.7 | ||
| Pierre Jules L'Aiguille | 224 | 0.4 | ||
| Total | 292,735 | 100 | ||
| Source: Office of the Electoral Commissioner[1] | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Legislative Council held in August 1953" (PDF). Office of the Electoral Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021.
- ^ Sydney Selvon A New Comprehensive History of Mauritius Vol 1, p127
- ^ Colonial Office, The Church House The London Gazette, 18 September 1953
- ^ Mauritius - Towards independence Library of Congress Country Studies