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| Rodrigues People's Organisation Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais | |
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| Abbreviation | OPR |
| Leader | Francisco François |
| Founder | Serge Clair |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Ideology | Rodriguan separatism Autonomism |
| Political position | Left-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).
In the 2005 elections, 3 July 2005, the party won two out of 70 seats.
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.
In the 2022 Rodrigues election OPR won eight of 17 seats.
In the 2024 Mauritian general election, OPR secured two seats, winning the Rodrigues constituency.
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 |  7th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 1982 | 16,129 | 1.12 | 2 / 70 | 2
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5th
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Opposition | |
| 1983 | 15,981 | 1.16 | 2 / 70 |  0
|
4th
|
Opposition | |
| 1987 | 17,044 | 1.02 | 2 / 70 | 0
|
4th
|
Opposition | |
| 1991 | Did not contest | 0 / 66 |  2
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— | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 1995 | Serge Clair | 16,631 | 1.00 | 2 / 66 | 2
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6th
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Opposition |
| 2000 | 17,317 | 0.93 | 2 / 70 | 0
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5th
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Opposition | |
| 2005 | 20,293 | 1.03 | 14 / 70 | 0
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4th
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Opposition | |
| 2010 | 18,815 | 0.93 | 1 / 69 | 1
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5th
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Opposition | |
| 2014 | 21,874 | 1.07 | 2 / 69 | 1
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5th
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Opposition | |
| 2019 | 20,777 | 0.97 | 2 / 70 | 0
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5th
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Opposition | |
| 2024 | Francisco François | 22,416 | 0.96 | 2 / 66 | 0
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5th
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Opposition |
References
- https://www.lexournal.mu/2023/03/organisation-du-peuple-rodriguais-avec-francisco-francois-a-la-tete-de-lopr-cest-une-nouvelle-ere-qui-commence-pour-ce-parti-et-pour-larr/
- http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/m/mauritius/mauritius.txt
- http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/m/mauritius/mauritius2005.txt
- "Regional Assembly Elections held on 12 February 2017: Summary of Results" (PDF). Office of the Electoral Commissioner - Mauritius. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Regional Assembly Elections held on 27 February 2022: Summary of Results". Office of the Electoral Commissioner - Mauritius. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- "ELECTIONS GÉNÉRALES 2024". Le Mauricien (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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