Mauritanian general election, 1976

Mauritanian general election, 1976
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General elections were held in Mauritania on 8 August 1976 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM) as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Moktar Ould Daddah, was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was re-elected unopposed,[1] whilst the PPM won all the seats in the National Assembly election. Voter turnout was 97.9%.[2]

They were the last elections until the restoration of multi-party democracy in 1992.

Results

Presidential election

Candidate Party Votes %
Moktar Ould Daddah Mauritanian People's Party 630,635 100
Invalid/blank votes 4,301 -
Total 634,936 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p596 ISBN 0198296452