Mauritanian general election, 1971

Mauritania
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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 to a third term in office,[1] whilst the PPM won all 50 seats in the National Assembly election. Voter turnout for the parliamentary election was reported to be 95.6%.[2]

Background

Mauritania came under the direct control of the French Colonial Empire during 1933.[3] After independence on 28 November 1960, the country declared itself the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with Ould Daddah becoming its first President.[3] He declared the country a one-party state in 1964, and during 1965 all parties merged with the ruling Mauritanian Assembly Party to form the Mauritanian People's Party.[3]

Results

Moktar Ould Daddah, the incumbent President and winner of the 1966 Presidential elections

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Moktar Ould DaddahMauritanian People's Party512,708100
Invalid/blank votes2,413–
Total515,121100
Registered voters/turnout534,99496.3
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

All the Mauritanian People's Party candidates were elected unopposed.[4]

Party Votes % Seats
Mauritanian People's Party504,40610050
Invalid/blank votes7,008––
Total511,41410050
Registered voters/turnout534,99495.6–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ "Elections in Mauritania". African Elections Database. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Nohlen, D; Krennerich, M; Thibaut, B (1999). Elections in Africa: A data handbook. p. 594. ISBN 0-19-829645-2.
  3. 1 2 3 Europa Publications (2003). A Political Chronology of Africa. Routledge. p. 285. ISBN 9781135356668.
  4. ↑ Shillington, Kevin, ed. (2013). Encyclopedia of African History 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 959. ISBN 9781135456702.
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