Mauritius: Electoral Preparations: Voter registration

Updated 2000

According to principal electoral officer, Mahmad Dahoo, voter registration in Mauritius takes place in two stages: at home and at registration centres. The first stage is an annual exercise and entails the visit by registration officials in each house with forms to be filled in. This approach ensures that nearly hundred percent of the electorate living in Mauritius are reached, including the youth who will turn 18 by 15 August each year, the elderly, the disabled and women.

A total of 779 431 voters registered for the 2000 National Assembly election (an increase of 8.98 percent compared to 1995 when 715 179 persons registered as voters). Table 2 gives the breakdown of the 2000 registration per electoral constituency.

Table 2: Registration figures (2000/1995)[1]

No	Constituency	2000	1995	Incr/Decr (in no)	Incr/Decr (in %)
1	Grand River West & P. Louis West	36 423	32 296	4 127	12.78
2	Port Louis South & Port Louis Central	23 856	24 741	-885	-3.58
3	Port Louis Maritime & Port Louis East	22 234	19 524	2 710	13.88
4	Port Louis North & Montagne Longue	40 219	39 151	1.066	2.73
5	Pamplemousses & Triolet	46 854	41 365	5 489	13.27
6	Grand Baie & Poudre d'Or	42 026	37 768	4 258	11.27
7	Piton & Rivière du Rempart	35 997	32 909	3 088	9.38
8	Quartier Militaire & Moka	36 398	33 655	2 743	8.15
9	Flacq & Bon Accueil	44 579	40 027	4 552	11.37
10	Montagne Blanche & G. River South East	41 530	37 720	3 810	10.10
11	Vieux Grand Port & Rose Belle	34 587	31 509	3 078	9.77
12	Mahebourg & Plaine Magnien	32 752	30 393	2 359	7.76
13	Rivière des Anguilles & Soiullac	30 345	28 111	2 234	7.95
14	Savanne & Black River	49 724	43 819	5 905	13.48
15	La Caverne & Phoenix	47 208	43 298	3 910	9.03
16	Vacoas & Floreal	39 192	38 451	741	1.93
17	Curepipe & Midlands	40 277	35 271	5 006	14.19
18	Belle Rose & Quatre Bornes	39 402	37 643	1 759	4.67
19	Stanley & Rose Hill	35 860	33 246	2 614	7.86
20	Beau Bassin & Petite Rivière	38 788	35 782	3 006	8.40
21	Rodrigues	21 180	18 500	2 680	14.49
	TOTAL	779 431	715 179	64 252	8.98

Table 2: Note

[1] Source: Mauritius Electoral Commissioner 2000.

Reference

DAHOO, M 2000 "Mauritius Electoral Profile", EISA.