2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election

Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2001

19 October (first round) 26 October (second round)
All 81 seats to the National Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba Party PRDR RDU Last election 70 seats, 67.6% 1 seat, 1.4% Seats before 70 1 Seats won 64 3 Seat change 6 2 Percentage 51 9.6 Swing 16.6 8.2

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October, 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats.

Background

Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic and Social Republican Party	285,623	51.0	64
Rally for Democracy and Unity	53,764	9.6	3
Union for Democracy and Progress	45,364	8.1	3
Rally of Democratic Forces	31,363	5.6	3
Action for Change	30,802	5.5	4
Union of Progress Forces			3
People's Front			1
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	560,045	100	81
Registered voters/turnout	1,028,630	54.5	–
Source: IPU