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1948 Mauritian general election

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in August 1948. They were the first elections under a new constitution, which established a Legislative Council with 19 elected members, 12 appointed members and 3
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members, and expanded the franchise to all adults who could write their name in one of the island's languages. They were won by the
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appointed twelve conservatives to the Council on 23 August, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.
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Results of the General Election for the Mauritius Legislative Council held on 9/10 August
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The elections were also the first in which women stood as candidates.
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voting on 9 August and the remainder voting on 10 August.
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was appointed as one of the twelve nominated members.
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Index

Politics of Mauritius

Constitution
President
Prithvirajsing Roopun
Vice-President
Eddy Boissezon
Prime Minister
Pravind Jugnauth
Deputy Prime Minister
Cabinet
National Assembly
Speaker
Sooroojdev Phokeer
Leader of the Opposition
Xavier-Luc Duval
Supreme Court
Elections
Political parties
2019
2024
Constituencies
Districts
Outer islands
Foreign relations
Minister
Alan Ganoo
Diplomatic missions of
in Mauritius
Passport

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