National Assembly (Mauritius)

Mauritian National Assembly
10th National Assembly of Mauritius
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	30 July 1958 (as Legislative Assembly) 12 March 1992 (as National Assembly)[1]
Leadership
Speaker	Sooroojdev Phokeer since 21 November 2019
Prime Minister	Pravind Jugnauth, MSM since 23 January 2017
Leader of the Opposition	Xavier Luc Duval, PMSD since 4 March 2021
Structure
Seats	62 directly elected plus 8 best losers
Political groups	Government (43)   MSM (36)   ML (2)   OPR (2)   MAG (2)   PM (1) Opposition (27)   MLP (13)   MMM (9)   PMSD (4) Independent (1)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality block voting
Last election	November 7, 2019
Meeting place
Parliament House, Port Louis
Website
Official website

Politics of Mauritius
Constitution
Presidency President Prithvirajsing Roopun Vice-President Eddy Boissezon
Government Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Deputy Prime Minister Steven Obeegadoo Cabinet
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Sooroojdev Phokeer Leader of the Opposition Xavier-Luc Duval
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Rehana Mungly-Gulbul
Elections Political parties Recent elections Presidential: 2008 General: 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Constituencies Districts Outer islands
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alan Ganoo Diplomatic missions of / in Mauritius Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is Mauritius's unicameral legislature, which was called the Legislative Assembly from 1968 until 1992, when the country became a republic. Prior to 1968 and under British rule it was known as the Legislative Council. The Constitution of Mauritius provides for the parliament of Mauritius to consist of the President and the National Assembly. The parliament of Mauritius is modelled after the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, where members of parliament are voted in at regular general elections, on the basis of a first past the post system. The working language of the National Assembly is English.

It consists of 70 members, 62 directly elected for five-year terms in multi-member constituencies and 8 additional members, known as "best losers", appointed by the Electoral Supervisory Commission to ensure that ethnic and religious minorities are equitably represented. The Government is primarily responsible to the National Assembly and the prime minister stays in office with the confidence of a majority of its members.