1996 Mauritanian parliamentary election

None May 2023 May 2023 Mauritania 1959 1992 2001 11 October 1996 (first round)18 October 1996 (second round) All 79 seats in the National Assembly 40 52.06% (13.20pp) yes Democratic and Social Republican Party Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 70 67 AC Messaoud Ould Boulkheir 1 New Rally for Democracy and Unity Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba 1 1 Independents – 7 10 Prime Minister 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.Elections in Mauritania https://web.archive.org/web/20260302115857/https://africanelections.tripod.com/mr.html 2 March 2026 African Elections Database Voter turnout was 52.1%,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p595 0-19-829645-2 and only around 30% in Nouakchott.Mauritania: Parliamentary Chamber: Al Jamiya-Al-Wataniya: Elections held in 1996 Inter-Parliamentary Union Results Democratic and Social Republican Party 352482 70 3 Action for Change 26295 1 New Union of Democratic Forces-New Era 27779 0 New Union for Democracy and Progress 8666 0 New Rally for Democracy and Unity 7392 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 66234 7 –3 0 541859 1040855 Nohlen et al. References Mauritania Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Mauritania Mauritania Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results