1992 Mauritanian parliamentary election

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]

1992 Mauritanian parliamentary election

6 March 1992 (first round) 13 March 1992 (second round)
All 79 seats to the National Assembly 40 seats needed for a majority
Leader Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba Party DSRP RDU Last election new party new party Seats won 67 1 Seat change 67 1 Popular vote 301,349 32,841 Percentage 67.7 7.4 Swing 67.7 7.4

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic and Social Republican Party	301,349	67.67	67
	Rally for Democracy and Unity	32,841	7.37	1
	RDU–PAGN	5,090	1.14	0
	National Vanguard Party	4,504	1.01	0
	Mauritanian Party for Renewal	3,203	0.72	1
	Social and Democratic Popular Union	1,553	0.35	0
	Union for Planning and Construction	382	0.09	0
	Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party	357	0.08	0
	PMR-C-UPC	319	0.07	0
	Party of Work and National Unity	83	0.02	0
	Independents	95,644	21.48	10
Total		445,325	100.00	79
Valid votes		445,325	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		10,912	2.39
Total votes		456,237	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,174,087	38.86
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p595 ISBN 0-19-829645-2