Mauritanian general election, 1971

Mauritanian general election, 1971
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General elections were held in Mauritania on 8 August 1971 to elect a President and National Assembly, the first time the two elections had been held together. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM) as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent President Moktar Ould Daddah, was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was re-elected unopposed,[1] whilst the PPM won all 50 seats in the National Assembly election. Voter turnout was reported to be 95.6%.[2]

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Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Moktar Ould Daddah Mauritanian People's Party 512,708 100
Invalid/blank votes 2,413 -
Total 515,121 100
Source: Nohlen et al

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats
Mauritanian People's Party 504,406 100 50
Invalid/blank votes 7,008 - -
Total 511,414 100 50
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 ISBN 0198296452