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Rodrigues People's Organisation

Rodrigues People's Organisation
Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais
AbbreviationOPR
LeaderFrancisco François[1]
FounderSerge Clair
Founded1976
IdeologyRodriguan separatism
Autonomism
Political positionLeft-wing
National Assembly
2 / 66
Rodrigues Assembly
8 / 17

The Rodrigues People's Organisation (French: Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais, OPR) is a political party based on the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius. At the legislative elections of 11 September 2000, the party won two out of 70 seats (both the seats allocated to Rodrigues Island).[2]

In the 2005 elections, 3 July 2005, the party won two out of 70 seats.[3]

In the 2006 regional election, OPR won eight of 18 seats and subsequently lost government to Rodrigues Movement (MR).

In the 2012 Rodrigues election, OPR won 11 of 21 seats in the Assembly and took control of the island government from MR.

In the 2017 Rodrigues election, OPR won 10 of 17 seats.[4]

In the 2022 Rodrigues election OPR won eight of 17 seats. [5]

In the 2024 Mauritian general election, OPR secured two seats, winning the Rodrigues constituency.[6]

Election results

National Assembly elections

The MSM has won, either alone or as part of a coalition, six of the twelve general elections in Mauritius since independence (in 1983, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2014 and 2019). It draws most of its support from the country's Hindu majority.

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
1976 Serge Clair 6,376 0.53
0 / 70
New Increase 7th Extra-parliamentary
1982 16,129 1.12
2 / 70
Increase 2 Increase 5th Opposition
1983 15,981 1.16
2 / 70
Steady 0 Increase 4th Opposition
1987 17,044 1.02
2 / 70
Steady 0 Steady 4th Opposition
1991 Did not contest
0 / 66
Decrease 2 Extra-parliamentary
1995 Serge Clair 16,631 1.00
2 / 66
Increase 2 Increase 6th Opposition
2000 17,317 0.93
2 / 70
Steady 0 Increase 5th Opposition
2005 20,293 1.03
14 / 70
Steady 0 Increase 4th Opposition
2010 18,815 0.93
1 / 69
Decrease 1 Decrease 5th Opposition
2014 21,874 1.07
2 / 69
Increase 1 Steady 5th Opposition
2019 20,777 0.97
2 / 70
Steady 0 Steady 5th Opposition
2024 Francisco François 22,416 0.96
2 / 66
Steady 0 Steady 5th Opposition

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