The Assembly is made up of 70 Members, of whom 62 are directly elected in 21 constituencies. The island of Mauritius is divided into 20 constituencies returning 3 members each and that of Rodrigues is a single constituency returning 2 members.
After a general election, the Electoral Supervisory Commission may nominate up to a maximum of 8 additional members in accordance with section 5 of the First Schedule of the Constitution with a view to correct any imbalance in community representation in Parliament. This system of nominating members is commonly called the best loser system.
The political party or party alliance which wins the majority of seats in Parliament forms the government and its leader usually becomes the Prime Minister. It is the Prime Minister who selects the members of the composition of the Cabinet from elected members of the Assembly, except for the Attorney General who may not be an elected member of the Assembly The political party or alliance which has the second largest majority forms the Official Opposition and it's leader is normally nominated by the President of the Republic as the Leader of the Opposition. The Assembly elects a Speaker, a Deputy Speaker and a Deputy Chairman of Committees as one of its first business.
Company Details
- Employees
- 12
- Address
- Parliament House, Port Louis, Republic Of Mauritius, Mu
- Industry
- Government Administration
- NAICS
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Public AdministrationJustice, Public Order, and Safety ActivitiesSpace Research and TechnologyLegal Counsel and ProsecutionCorrectional InstitutionsParole Offices and Probation OfficesFire Protection
- HQ
- Parliament House, Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius
- Competitors
- WIOMSA - Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Gouvernement de la République de Maurice, Nairobi Convention Secretariat, Clean Up The World, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), RegenPGC, Ascencia Ltd, eLearning College, Office des Mines Nationales et des Industries Stratégiques, UN SDG:Learn.
Mauritius National Assembly Questions
Mauritius National Assembly's website is http://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org
Mauritius National Assembly's LinkedIn profile is https://mu.linkedin.com/company/mauritius-national-assembly
Mauritius National Assembly has
12 employees.
View email and phone details for 12
employees at Mauritius National Assembly.
Mauritius National Assembly's industry is
Government Administration
Mauritius National Assembly's top competitors are
Wiomsa - Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association,
Gouvernement De La République De Maurice,
Nairobi Convention Secretariat,
Clean Up The World,
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (Unep Fi),
Regenpgc,
Ascencia Ltd,
Elearning College,
Office Des Mines Nationales Et Des Industries Stratégiques,
Un Sdg:learn.
Mauritius National Assembly's categories are Government Administration
