Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1992
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]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Democratic and Social Republican Party |
301,349 |
67.7 |
67 |
| Independents |
95,644 |
21.5 |
10 |
| Rally for Democracy and Unity |
32,841 |
7.4 |
1 |
| RDU-PAGN |
5,090 |
1.1 |
0 |
| National Vanguard Party |
4,504 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Mauritanian Party of Renewal |
3,203 |
0.7 |
1 |
| Social and Democratic Popular Union |
1,553 |
0.3 |
0 |
| Union for Planning and Construction |
382 |
0.1 |
0 |
| Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party |
357 |
0.1 |
0 |
| PMR-C-UPC |
319 |
0.1 |
0 |
| Party of Work and National Unity |
83 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
10,912 |
- |
- |
| Total |
456,237 |
100 |
79 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p595 ISBN 0198296452