1996 Mauritanian parliamentary election

1996 Mauritanian parliamentary election

11 October 1996 (first round) 18 October 1996 (second round)
All 79 seats in the National Assembly 40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	52.06% (13.20pp)
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

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, resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats. Voter turnout was 52.1%, and only around 30% in Nouakchott.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic and Social Republican Party	352,482		70	3
	Action for Change	26,295		1	New
	Union of Democratic Forces-New Era	27,779		0	New
	Union for Democracy and Progress	8,666		0	New
	Rally for Democracy and Unity	7,392		1	0
	Social and Democratic Popular Union	707		0	0
	Party of Work and National Unity	360		0	0
	Mauritanian Centre Democracy Party	159		0	0
	Union for Democracy and Progress	109		0	New
	Party for Democratic Cooperation	107		0	New
	Independents	66,234		7	–3
Total				79	0
Total votes		541,859	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,040,855	52.06
Source: Nohlen et al.