1953 Mauritian general election General elections were held in Mauritius on 26 and 27 August 1953.[ 1] Labour Party , which won 13 of the 19 elected seats on the Legislative Council.[ 2] Ralliement Mauricien , which won only two seats. The twelve nominated members were appointed on 11 September.[ 3] 1948 elections , the Governor-General Hilary Blood appointed twelve conservatives, largely to ensure the dominance of English and French speakers.[ 4]
Results
By constituency
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]
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