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{{Infobox election
{{EngvarB|date=May 2023}}
| election_name = Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1996
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
| country = Mauritania
{{Infobox legislative election
| type = parliamentary
| country = Mauritania
| ongoing = no
| flag_year = 1959
| previous_election = Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1992
| previous_election = [[1992 Mauritanian parliamentary election|1992]]
| previous_year = 1992
| next_election = [[2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election|2001]]
| election_date = 11 & 18 October 1996
| election_date = 11 October 1996 (first round)<br>{{nowrap|18 October 1996 (second round)}}
| next_election = Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2001
| seats_for_election = All 79 seats in the [[National Assembly (Mauritania)|National Assembly]]
| next_year = 2001
| majority_seats = 40
| seats_for_election= All 79 seats to the [[National Assembly of Mauritania|National Assembly]]
| turnout = 52.06% ({{increase}}13.20[[percentage point|pp]])
| majority_seats = 40
| nopercentage = yes
| turnout =


| party1 = Democratic and Social Republican Party
| colour1 = 981C24
| leader1 = [[Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya]]
| image1 = [[Image:Mauritania gov ould taya 210 eng 30apr05.jpg|160px]]
| seats1 = 70
| leader1 = '''[[Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya]]'''
| last_election1 = 67
| party1 = Democratic and Social Republican Party
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 = 67 seats, 67.7%
| seats_before1 =
| seats1 = '''70'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}3
| popular_vote1 = '''352,482'''
| percentage1 = 67.6
| swing1 = {{decrease}}0.1


| party2 = [[Action for Change|AC]]
| colour2 = FFE100
| leader2 = [[Messaoud Ould Boulkheir]]
| image2 = [[Image:Messaoud44.jpg|187px]]
| seats2 = 1
| leader2 = [[Messaoud Ould Boulkheir]]
| last_election2 = New
| party2 = Action for Change
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = new party
| seats_before2 = 0
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote2 = 26,295
| percentage2 = 5.3
| swing2 = {{increase}}5.3


| party3 = Rally for Democracy and Unity
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| leader3 = Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba
| map_image =
| map_size =
| seats3 = 1
| map_alt =
| last_election3 = 1
| map =
| map_caption =
}}
{{Politics of Mauritania}}


| party4 = Independents
'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Mauritania]] on 11 October 1996, with a second round in 16 of the 79 constituencies on 18 October. After the ruling [[Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal|Democratic and Social Republican Party]] (PRDS) won 60 of the 63 seats decided in the first round, the opposition [[Union of Democratic Forces (Mauritania)|Union of Democratic Forces]] boycotted the second round,<ref name=IPU/> resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats.<ref name=AED>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/mr.html Elections in Mauritania] African Elections Database</ref> Voter turnout was 52.1%,<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p595 ISBN 0-19-829645-2</ref> and only around 30% in [[Nouakchott]].<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2207_96.htm Mauritania: Parliamentary Chamber: Al Jamiya-Al-Wataniya: Elections held in 1996] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref>
| leader4 = –
| seats4 = 7
| last_election4 = 10

| title = [[Prime Minister of Mauritania|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Prime Minister of Mauritania|Prime Minister]]-designate
| before_election = [[Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna]]
| before_party = [[Democratic and Social Republican Party|PRDS]]
| after_election = [[Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna]]
| after_party = [[Democratic and Social Republican Party|PRDS]]
}}{{Politics of Mauritania}}

Parliamentary elections were held in [[Mauritania]] on 11 October 1996, with a second round in 16 of the 79 constituencies on 18 October. After the ruling [[Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal|Democratic and Social Republican Party]] (PRDS) won 60 of the 63 seats decided in the first round, the opposition [[Union of Democratic Forces (Mauritania)|Union of Democratic Forces]] boycotted the second round,<ref name=IPU/> resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats.<ref name=AED>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/mr.html Elections in Mauritania] African Elections Database</ref> Voter turnout was 52.1%,<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p595 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}</ref> and only around 30% in [[Nouakchott]].<ref name=IPU>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2207_96.htm Mauritania: Parliamentary Chamber: Al Jamiya-Al-Wataniya: Elections held in 1996] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|party1=[[Democratic and Social Republican Party]]|ivotes1=352482|seats1=70|sc1=3
|-
|party2=[[Action for Change]]|ivotes2=26295|seats2=1|sc2=New
!Party
|party3=[[Union of Democratic Forces (Mauritania)|Union of Democratic Forces-New Era]]|ivotes3=27779|seats3=0|sc3=New
!Votes
|party4=[[Union for Democracy and Progress]]|ivotes4=8666|seats4=0|sc4=New
!%
|party5=[[Rally for Democracy and Unity]]|ivotes5=7392|seats5=1|sc5=0
!Seats
|party6=[[Socialist Democratic Unionist Party|Social and Democratic Popular Union]]|ivotes6=707|seats6=0|sc6=0
!+/-
|party7=[[Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction)|Party of Work and National Unity]]|ivotes7=360|seats7=0|sc7=0
|-
|party8=Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party|ivotes8=159|seats8=0|sc8=0
|align=left|[[Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal|Democratic and Social Republican Party]]||352,482||67.6||70||{{increase}}3
|party9=Union for Democracy and Progress|ivotes9=109|seats9=0|sc9=New
|-
|party10=Party for Democratic Cooperation|ivotes10=107|seats10=0|sc10=New
|align=left|Independents||66,234||12.7||7||{{decrease}}3
|party11=Independents|ivotes11=66234|seats11=7|sc11=–3
|-
|total_sc=0
|align=left|[[Action for Change]]||26,295||5.3||1||New
|totalvotes=541859
|-
|electorate=1040855
|align=left|[[Union of Democratic Forces (Mauritania)|Union of Democratic Forces-New Era]]||27,779||5.3||0||New
|source=Nohlen ''et al''.
|-
}}
|align=left|[[Union for Democracy and Progress]]||8,666||1.7||0||New
|-
|align=left|[[Rally for Democracy and Unity]]||7,392||1.4||1||0
|-
|align=left|[[Social and Democratic Popular Union]]||707||0.1||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Party of Work and National Unity]]||360||0.1||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party]]||159||0.1||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Union for Democracy and Progress 2]]||109||0.0||0||New
|-
|align=left|[[Party for Democratic Cooperation]]||107||0.0||0||New
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''541,859'''||'''100'''||'''79'''||'''0'''
|-
|colspan=5 align=left|Source: Nohlen et al.
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1996 elections in Africa]]
[[Category:1996 elections in Africa|Mauritania]]
[[Category:1996 in Mauritania]]
[[Category:1996 elections in Mauritania|Parliamentary]]
[[Category:Elections in Mauritania]]
[[Category:Parliamentary elections in Mauritania]]
[[Category:October 1996 events in Africa|Mauritania]]
[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results]]

Latest revision as of 13:30, 23 May 2024

1996 Mauritanian parliamentary election
Mauritania
← 1992 11 October 1996 (first round)
18 October 1996 (second round)		 2001 →
All 79 seats in the National Assembly
40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.06% (Increase13.20pp)
Party Leader Seats +/–
PRDS Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 70 +3
AC Messaoud Ould Boulkheir 1 New
RDU Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba 1 0
Independents – 7 −3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
PRDS		 Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
PRDS
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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 11 October 1996, with a second round in 16 of the 79 constituencies on 18 October. After the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) won 60 of the 63 seats decided in the first round, the opposition Union of Democratic Forces boycotted the second round,[1] resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 52.1%,[3] and only around 30% in Nouakchott.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic and Social Republican Party352,482703
Action for Change26,2951New
Union of Democratic Forces-New Era27,7790New
Union for Democracy and Progress8,6660New
Rally for Democracy and Unity7,39210
Social and Democratic Popular Union70700
Party of Work and National Unity36000
Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party15900
Union for Democracy and Progress1090New
Party for Democratic Cooperation1070New
Independents66,2347–3
Total790
Total votes541,859–
Registered voters/turnout1,040,85552.06
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mauritania: Parliamentary Chamber: Al Jamiya-Al-Wataniya: Elections held in 1996 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p595 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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