Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1992

Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1992
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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 6 March 1992, with a second round on 13 March. They were the first National Assembly elections after the constitutional referendum the previous year that resulted in the reintroduction of multi-party democracy. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party, which won 67 of the 79 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was just 38.9%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic and Social Republican Party 301,349 67.7 67
Independents 95,644 21.5 10
Rally for Democracy and Unity 32,841 7.4 1
RDU-PAGN 5,090 1.1 0
National Avant-Garde Party 4,504 1.0 0
Mauritanian Party of Renewal 3,203 0.7 1
Social and Democratic Popular Union 1,553 0.3 0
Union for Planning and Construction 382 0.1 0
Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party 357 0.1 0
PMR-C-UPC 319 0.1 0
Party of Work and National Unity 83 0.0 0
Invalid/blank votes 10,912 - -
Total 456,237 100 79
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, p595 ISBN 0198296452