General elections were held in

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

on 11 June 1982. 360 candidates representing 22 parties contested the election, the result of which was a landslide victory for the

Mauritian Militant Movement The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) ( en, Mauritian Militant Movement) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates what it sees as a "fairer" society, ...

– Mauritian Socialist Party alliance, which won all 60 of the directly elected mainland seats. The voting system involved twenty constituencies on Mauritius, which each elected three members. Two seats were elected by residents of Rodrigues, and up to eight seats were filled by the "best losers", although following this election, only four "best loser" seats were awarded. Voter turnout was 87.3%. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam received funding from the CIA during the election.

Results

Of the 60 seats won by the MMM– MSP alliance, 42 were taken by the MMM and 18 by the MSP.

References

{{Mauritian elections Elections in Mauritius 1982 in Mauritius

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