1959 Mauritanian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 17 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Mauritanian Regroupment Party, which was the only party to contest the elections, thereby winning all 40 seats in the National Assembly.http://africanelections.tripod.com/mr.html Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database 26 November 2016 2 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260302115857/https://africanelections.tripod.com/mr.html dead Voter turnout was 90.3%.Nohlen D Krennerich M Thibaut B 1999 Elections in Africa: A data handbook 594 0-19-829645-2 The elections were the last to be held in pre-independence Mauritania, which achieved full independence on 28 November 1960. Background The Mauritanian Progressive Union headed by Moktar Ould Daddah won 33 of the 34 seats in the Territorial Assembly elections held in March 1957.Historical Dictionary of Mauritania Volume 110 of Historical Dictionaries of Africa https://books.google.com/books?id=-KU_9MfXKKYC&dq=mauritania+elections+1959&pg=PA135 134–5 Scarecrow Press 9780810862654 2008 Anthony G. Pazzanita Moktar Ould Daddah was chosen as the Chairman Mauritanian Advisory Council by France's fourth republic.A Political Chronology of Africa https://books.google.com/books?id=0O86sZdHfHUC&dq=mauritania+elections+1959&pg=PA285 285 Europa Publications Routledge 2003 9781135356668 On 28 November 1958, a Constitutional amendment allowed the creation of a transitional Legislative Council, replacing the Territorial Assembly. The country lacked experts to frame the constitution and accepted the proposals of a group of French jurists on 22 March 1959 unanimously. Results Mauritanian Regroupment Party 350126 40 +7 #006233 2725 +6 387829 Nohlen et al. Aftermath After independence on 28 November 1960, the country declared itself as Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Ould Daddah became the first President of the country and declared the country as a one-party state in 1964. During 1965, all parties merged with the ruling Mauritanian Assembly Party to form the Mauritanian People's Party (MPP). References External links Mauritania Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Mauritania Category:One-party elections Mauritania