Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2001

Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2001
Mauritania
19 October (first round)
26 October (second round)

All 81 seats to the National Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba
Party PRDS RDU
Last election 70 seats, 67.6% 1 seat, 1.4%
Seats before 70 1
Seats won 64 3
Seat change Decrease6 Increase2
Percentage 51 9.6
Swing Decrease16.6 Increase8.2
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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October, 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats.

Background

Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic and Social Republican Party285,62351.064
Rally for Democracy and Unity53,7649.63
Union for Democracy and Progress45,3648.13
Rally of Democratic Forces31,3635.63
Action for Change30,8025.54
Union of Progress Forces 3
People's Front 1
Invalid/blank votes
Total560,04510081
Registered voters/turnout1,028,63054.5
Source: IPU

References


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