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1976 Mauritian general election

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The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of
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on 20 December 1976. They were the first general elections to be held since independence on 12 March 1968 and came nine years after the
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coalition government due to political unrest. The year prior to these elections was marked by the
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in 1967. Although elections had been scheduled for 1972, they were cancelled by the
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won the most seats, but a coalition government was formed by the
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Mauritius: Background to the 1967 Legislative Assembly election
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Mauritius: 1976 Legislative Assembly election results
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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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