27:
244:
260:
982:
527:
84:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1242:
1237:
352:
1247:
564:
970:
948:
1334:
1257:
1252:
1085:
1080:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
582:
508:
1075:
745:
495:
491:
478:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1110:
1105:
1095:
1090:
665:
586:
453:
443:
438:
433:
55:
41:
1339:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1007:
1002:
625:
421:
416:
411:
367:
218:
209:
116:
1329:
320:
994:
557:
308:
1219:
1214:
963:
725:
214:
205:
1324:
1100:
1012:
940:
458:
1198:
685:
589:
boycotted the second round, resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats. Voter turnout was 52.1%, and only around 30% in
550:
471:
1067:
956:
347:
69:
121:
705:
152:
537:
197:
191:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1229:
283:
276:
513:
379:
986:
397:
139:
384:
340:
313:
234:
168:
374:
288:
581:
on 11 October 1996, with a second round in 16 of the 79 constituencies on 18 October. After the ruling
503:
325:
936:
645:
531:
243:
134:
88:
904:
1318:
928:
905:
Mauritania: Parliamentary
Chamber: Al Jamiya-Al-Wataniya: Elections held in 1996
264:
259:
981:
590:
578:
26:
916:
585:(PRDS) won 60 of the 63 seats decided in the first round, the opposition
185:
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
952:
109:
1266:
1228:
1207:
1156:
1066:
993:
931:, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999)
196:
77:
964:
558:
8:
18:
971:
957:
949:
600:
565:
551:
229:
187:
96:
17:
987:Elections and referendums in Mauritania
894:
876:
863:
850:
846:
833:
254:
232:
19:1996 Mauritanian parliamentary election
626:Democratic and Social Republican Party
583:Democratic and Social Republican Party
1335:Parliamentary elections in Mauritania
900:
898:
864:
851:
605:
577:Parliamentary elections were held in
7:
933:Elections in Africa: A data handbook
483:Minister: Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug
726:Social and Democratic Popular Union
765:Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party
666:Union of Democratic Forces-New Era
215:Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
206:Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
14:
98:
980:
801:Party for Democratic Cooperation
783:Union for Democracy and Progress
746:Party of Work and National Unity
686:Union for Democracy and Progress
525:
258:
242:
83:
82:
25:
265:Member State of the Arab League
73:40 seats needed for a majority
50:18 October 1996 (second round)
1:
1340:October 1996 events in Africa
706:Rally for Democracy and Unity
47:11 October 1996 (first round)
1330:1996 elections in Mauritania
479:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
122:Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
1356:
919:African Elections Database
587:Union of Democratic Forces
907:Inter-Parliamentary Union
877:
873:
865:Registered voters/turnout
860:
847:
837:
834:
617:
614:
611:
608:
190:
167:
151:
133:
115:
95:
66:
35:
23:
1325:1996 elections in Africa
368:Administrative divisions
1068:Parliamentary elections
917:Elections in Mauritania
140:Messaoud Ould Boulkheir
995:Presidential elections
492:Diplomatic missions of
314:Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
235:Politics of Mauritania
532:Mauritania portal
157:Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba
68:All 79 seats in the
602:
459:Electoral districts
20:
1208:Regional elections
601:
326:Mohamed Ould Bilal
1312:
1311:
886:
885:
646:Action for Change
575:
574:
509:Visa requirements
472:Foreign relations
454:Political parties
404:Recent elections
348:National Assembly
228:
227:
224:
223:
183:
182:
70:National Assembly
62:
61:
1347:
1230:French elections
985:
984:
973:
966:
959:
950:
943:
926:
920:
914:
908:
902:
603:
567:
560:
553:
530:
529:
528:
267:
263:
262:
246:
230:
188:
111:
97:
86:
85:
51:
37:
36:
30:
29:
21:
1355:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1345:
1344:
1315:
1314:
1313:
1308:
1262:
1224:
1203:
1157:Local elections
1152:
1062:
989:
979:
977:
947:
946:
927:
923:
915:
911:
903:
896:
891:
878:Source: Nohlen
599:
571:
542:
538:Other countries
526:
524:
519:
518:
500:
488:
474:
464:
463:
448:
432:Parliamentary:
426:
400:
390:
389:
370:
360:
359:
343:
333:
332:
304:
296:
295:
279:
269:
257:
256:
237:
217:
208:
186:
72:
67:
49:
48:
31:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1353:
1351:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1317:
1316:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1270:
1268:
1264:
1263:
1261:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1234:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1160:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1072:
1070:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
999:
997:
991:
990:
978:
976:
975:
968:
961:
953:
945:
944:
921:
909:
893:
892:
890:
887:
884:
883:
875:
874:
872:
869:
866:
862:
861:
859:
856:
853:
849:
848:
845:
844:
841:
838:
836:
832:
831:
828:
825:
823:
820:
817:
814:
813:
810:
807:
805:
802:
799:
796:
795:
792:
789:
787:
784:
781:
778:
777:
774:
771:
769:
766:
763:
760:
759:
756:
753:
751:
748:
743:
740:
739:
736:
733:
731:
728:
723:
720:
719:
716:
713:
711:
708:
703:
700:
699:
696:
693:
691:
688:
683:
680:
679:
676:
673:
671:
668:
663:
660:
659:
656:
653:
651:
648:
643:
640:
639:
636:
633:
631:
628:
623:
620:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
598:
595:
573:
572:
570:
569:
562:
555:
547:
544:
543:
541:
540:
534:
521:
520:
517:
516:
511:
506:
499:
498:
487:
486:
485:
484:
475:
470:
469:
466:
465:
462:
461:
456:
451:
450:
449:
447:
446:
441:
436:
429:
427:
425:
424:
419:
414:
410:Presidential:
407:
401:
396:
395:
392:
391:
388:
387:
382:
377:
371:
366:
365:
362:
361:
358:
357:
356:
355:
344:
339:
338:
335:
334:
331:
330:
329:
328:
321:Prime Minister
318:
317:
316:
305:
302:
301:
298:
297:
294:
293:
292:
291:
280:
275:
274:
271:
270:
252:
251:
248:
247:
239:
238:
233:
226:
225:
222:
221:
212:
202:
201:
198:Prime Minister
195:
192:Prime Minister
184:
181:
180:
177:
174:
171:
165:
164:
161:
158:
155:
149:
148:
145:
142:
137:
131:
130:
127:
124:
119:
113:
112:
107:
104:
101:
93:
92:
79:
75:
74:
64:
63:
60:
59:
53:
44:
33:
32:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1352:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1265:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
1000:
998:
996:
992:
988:
983:
974:
969:
967:
962:
960:
955:
954:
951:
942:
941:0-19-829645-2
938:
934:
930:
929:Dieter Nohlen
925:
922:
918:
913:
910:
906:
901:
899:
895:
888:
881:
870:
867:
857:
854:
842:
839:
829:
826:
824:
821:
818:
816:
815:
811:
808:
806:
803:
800:
798:
797:
793:
790:
788:
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779:
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772:
770:
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764:
762:
761:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
741:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
721:
717:
714:
712:
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697:
694:
692:
689:
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684:
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677:
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669:
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664:
662:
661:
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654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
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637:
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629:
627:
624:
622:
621:
604:
596:
594:
592:
588:
584:
580:
568:
563:
561:
556:
554:
549:
548:
546:
545:
539:
536:
535:
533:
523:
522:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
497:
496:in Mauritania
493:
490:
489:
482:
481:
480:
477:
476:
473:
468:
467:
460:
457:
455:
452:
445:
442:
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327:
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323:
322:
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285:
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278:
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272:
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220:
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193:
189:
178:
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141:
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125:
123:
120:
118:
114:
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99:
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58: →
57:
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45:
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40:←
39:
38:
34:
28:
22:
16:
1146:
1115:
932:
924:
912:
879:
819:Independents
576:
284:Human rights
277:Constitution
255:
169:Independents
46:
15:
1267:Referendums
852:Total votes
514:Visa policy
380:Departments
1319:Categories
1284:1946 (Oct)
1279:1946 (May)
1248:1946 (Nov)
1243:1946 (Jun)
889:References
591:Nouakchott
579:Mauritania
341:Parliament
303:Government
200:-designate
868:1,040,855
398:Elections
353:President
309:President
504:Passport
385:Communes
81:52.06% (
935:, p595
855:541,859
630:352,482
597:Results
375:Regions
289:Slavery
103:Leader
78:Turnout
939:
822:66,234
670:27,779
650:26,295
194:before
106:Seats
880:et al
871:52.06
835:Total
710:7,392
690:8,666
615:Seats
609:Votes
606:Party
100:Party
87:13.20
1304:2017
1299:2006
1294:1991
1289:1958
1274:1945
1258:1956
1253:1951
1238:1945
1220:2023
1215:2018
1199:2023
1194:2018
1189:2013
1184:2006
1179:2001
1174:1996
1169:1991
1164:1986
1147:Next
1141:2023
1136:2018
1131:2013
1126:2006
1121:2001
1116:1996
1111:1992
1106:1975
1101:1971
1096:1965
1091:1959
1086:1957
1081:1952
1076:1946
1058:2024
1053:2019
1048:2014
1043:2009
1038:2007
1033:2003
1028:1997
1023:1992
1018:1976
1013:1971
1008:1966
1003:1961
937:ISBN
444:2023
439:2018
434:2013
422:2024
417:2019
412:2014
219:PRDS
210:PRDS
147:New
117:PRDS
56:2001
42:1992
812:New
804:107
794:New
786:109
768:159
750:360
730:707
698:New
678:New
658:New
618:+/–
179:−3
153:RDU
129:+3
126:70
110:+/–
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