Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes
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The Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes ({{langx|fr|Conseil Municipal de Quatre Bornes}}) is the local authority responsible for the administration of the town of Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius.{{cite journal |url = http://www.qb.mu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160&Itemid=214&lang=en|publisher = Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes|title = Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes|access-date = 2015-09-19}}
In 2015, three former councilors were convicted of conflict of interest.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lemauricien.com/article/lutte-contre-la-corruption-trois-anciens-conseillers-municipaux-quatre-bornes-condamnes-conf|title = LUTTE CONTRE LA CORRUPTION : Trois anciens conseillers municipaux de Quatre-Bornes condamnés pour conflit d'intérêts}}
Municipal elections
According to the Local Government Act 2011 PART III Section 11, election of councillors to Municipal Town Council shall be held in 2012 and thereafter every 6 years on such date as the President appoints.{{cite journal|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf|publisher=Government of Mauritius|title=Local Government Act 2011|pages=768–770|author=Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands|access-date=29 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114132142/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2012}} The council is composed of 15 councillors including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor who is elected for a period of 2 years, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the town. In the last elections in November 2012 the town was subdivided into 5 wards, the number of registered voters was 57,474.{{cite journal|url=http://www.defimedia.info/defi-plus/dp-actualites/item/22100-les-6-principaux-changements.html|publisher=Le Defimedia|title=Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements|access-date=2012-11-18|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123040358/http://www.defimedia.info/defi-plus/dp-actualites/item/22100-les-6-principaux-changements.html|archive-date=2012-11-23}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.qb.mu/}}
References
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{{Reflist||refs = 1. Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes; http://www.qb.mu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160&Itemid=214&lang=en}}
Category:Local government in Mauritius
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