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Team of Eminent International Constitutional Experts to Study Electoral Reform
Source: SADC Contribution – Mauritius
Source Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Focus: Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
Country: Mauritius
Created: Sep 28, 2011

The terms of reference of the team will be to make proposals for a reform of our electoral system with the following objectives:

  • Effectiveness: an election should allow the emergence of a majority and it is for the electorate to choose the people by whom they wish to be governed;
  • Equity: the proposals should address and correct the inordinate imbalances created by the First-Past-the-Post system which has frequently produced results which were grossly disproportionate to the share of votes obtained by the different parties;
  • Diversity: the electoral system should ensure a fair representation of all the different components of the Mauritian population in Parliament; and
  • Gender balance: the under representation of women in Parliament must be addressed. The proposals should aim to eventually move towards parity between men and women.

 

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