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Mauritius

Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Port Louis

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Upcoming elections

  • General election

    2029 Mauritian general election

    National Assembly

    Date expected

    electoral.govmu.org Official source

    Nomination and Poll Days for all these elections are fixed by the President.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

    General elections are scheduled to be held in Mauritius by November 2029.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

How Mauritius is governed

System of government
Unitary parliamentary republic

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Office of the Electoral Commissioner

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 70 seats 路 5-year term 路 62 elected by first-past-the-post in 21 constituencies, plus up to 8 additional seats allocated to correct community representation imbalances

Mauritius uses a Westminster-style parliamentary system. The President is head of state, while the Prime Minister is appointed from the National Assembly majority; the Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office manages registration and election administration, alongside the Electoral Supervisory Commission.

electoral.govmu.org Official source

The Electoral Commissioner鈥檚 Office is headed by the Electoral Commissioner, whose office is a public one and who is appointed by the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state, with a President as the Head of the state and its electoral system is based on first past the post one.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Mauritius head of state 路 1 seats 路 Indirect election by the National Assembly

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Mauritian parliamentary election

Final resultsTurnout 79.3%

Seats won: all 4 lines, as in the table
Results of 2024 Mauritian parliamentary election
Party or candidateShareSeatsSource
Alliance du Changement Elected61.4%60

electoral.govmu.org Official source

60 candidates over the 20 constituencies of Mauritius belonging to the successful party [Alliance du Changement]; and

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

TOTAL 1,002,857 795,158 79.29%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Alliance Lepep Elected27.3%2

electoral.govmu.org Official source

60 candidates over the 20 constituencies of Mauritius belonging to the successful party [Alliance du Changement]; and

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

TOTAL 1,002,857 795,158 79.29%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Alliance Liberation Elected0.9%2

electoral.govmu.org Official source

60 candidates over the 20 constituencies of Mauritius belonging to the successful party [Alliance du Changement]; and

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

TOTAL 1,002,857 795,158 79.29%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Organisation du Peuple de Rodrigues Elected-2

electoral.govmu.org Official source

60 candidates over the 20 constituencies of Mauritius belonging to the successful party [Alliance du Changement]; and

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoral.govmu.org Official source

TOTAL 1,002,857 795,158 79.29%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Mauritius in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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