General elections were held in Mauritius on 9 March 1959.[1] The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 24 of the 40 seats.[2][3] They were the first elections in Mauritius to be held with universal suffrage.[4]
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^"Results of 1959 elections in Port Louis Central (Constituency No.4)" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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