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
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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 Forces3
People's Front1
Invalid/blank votes––
Total560,04510081
Registered voters/turnout1,028,63054.5–
Source: IPU
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References
  1. Elections held in 2001 IPU


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