2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election

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.

2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election

19 October 2001 (first round) 26 October 2001 (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 6 2 Percentage 51 9.6 Swing 16.6 8.2

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 Party	285,623	51.0	64
Rally for Democracy and Unity	53,764	9.6	3
Union for Democracy and Progress	45,364	8.1	3
Rally of Democratic Forces	31,363	5.6	3
Action for Change	30,802	5.5	4
Union of Progress Forces			3
People's Front			1
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	560,045	100	81
Registered voters/turnout	1,028,630	54.5	–
Source: IPU

References

1. Elections held in 2001 IPU