The Rodrigues People's Organisation (, OPR) is a

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based on the island of

Rodrigues Rodrigues ( ; Mauritian Creole, Creole: ) is a Autonomous administrative division, autonomous Outer islands of Mauritius, outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Isl ...

Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...

. At the

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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 The Rodrigues Movement () is a political party in Rodrigues island, Mauritius. At the legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hol ...

(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

Regional Assembly elections

References

Political parties in Mauritius Political parties established in 1976 Politics of Rodrigues Political parties of minorities in Mauritius {{Africa-party-stub