First elections to regional councils in Mauritania
2018 Mauritanian regional elections regional councils Turnout 1,020,115 (72.62%, first round)
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Control of regional administrations after the election UPR-led government
Regional elections were held in Mauritania on 1 and 15 September 2018, alongside parliamentary and local elections. They were the first elections to the newly created regional councils .
Background
Regional councils were created in Mauritania following a 2017 constitutional referendum that abolished the Senate , replacing it with regional councils in every wilaya and a single one for the city of Nouakchott .[ 1]
Election system
Regional councils in Mauritania are elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds . In the first round, voters choose from one of several lists running. If one list obtains an absolute majority of votes, the council seats would be then distributed proportionally. If not, a second round must be held between the two largest lists. The president of the Regional Council is elected by the Regional Council from one of their members.[citation needed
Regional governments
The following table lists party control in each regional council after the election.
Summary by region
Adrar
Party Votes % Seats UPR 17,925 60.35 9 Tewassoul –RDU 4,227 14.23 2 PTG 2,716 9.14 2 APP –El Wiam 1,637 5.51 1 UFP –Sawab–RAG 1,156 3.89 1 Other parties 1,323 4.45 0 Blank votes 720 2.42 – Total 29,704 100.00 15 Valid votes 29,704 86.61 Invalid votes 4,593 13.39 Total votes 34,297 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 45,595 75.22 Source: CENI , DGCT (seat share)
Assaba
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 37,807 49.56 16 HATEM –Tewassoul 13,852 18.16 9 AND 7,900 10.35 0 PPPD 6,495 8.51 0 El Ravah 3,926 5.15 0 Other parties 5,019 6.58 0 Blank votes 1,294 1.70 – Total 76,293 100.00 25 Valid votes 76,293 75.17 Invalid votes 25,206 24.83 Total votes 101,499 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 133,813 75.85 133,813 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Brakna
Party Votes % Seats UPR 49,164 56.01 14 Tewassoul 11,749 13.39 3 El Vadila 6,568 7.48 2 AJD/MR 4,829 5.50 1 APP 3,797 4.33 1 Sawab–RAG 2,313 2.64 1 RFD 2,077 2.37 1 AND 1,945 2.22 1 El Karama 1,624 1.85 1 Other parties 1,600 1.82 0 Blank votes 2,108 2.40 – Total 87,774 100.00 25 Valid votes 87,774 79.72 Invalid votes 22,332 20.28 Total votes 110,106 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 148,744 74.02 Source: CENI , DGCT (seat share)
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 11,625 34.93 11 Tewassoul 5,959 17.90 8 AJD/MR 2,667 8.01 0 UDP 2,408 7.23 0 El Islah 1,972 5.92 0 Other parties 7,540 22.65 0 Blank votes 1,112 3.34 – Total 33,283 100.00 19 Valid votes 33,283 83.34 Invalid votes 6,652 16.66 Total votes 39,935 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 63,681 62.71 63,681 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Gorgol
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 18,181 29.68 16 UDP 11,338 18.51 9 El Karama 8,253 13.47 0 UFP 3,165 5.17 0 Other parties 18,619 30.39 0 Blank votes 1,711 2.79 – Total 61,267 100.00 25 Valid votes 61,267 72.30 Invalid votes 23,471 27.70 Total votes 84,738 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 108,319 78.23 108,319 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Guidimaka
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 13,476 35.42 14 UDP 7,776 20.44 11 Tewassoul 4,034 10.60 0 El Vadila 3,003 7.89 0 UFP –Sawab–RAG 2,179 5.73 0 Other parties 6,321 16.62 0 Blank votes 1,252 3.29 – Total 38,041 100.00 25 Valid votes 38,041 63.91 Invalid votes 21,481 36.09 Total votes 59,522 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 72,946 81.60 72,946 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Hodh Ech Chargui
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 33,745 40.90 17 Tewassoul 10,426 12.64 8 PUCM 9,795 11.87 0 UDP 7,057 8.55 0 El Karama 5,056 6.13 0 Other parties 13,714 16.62 0 Blank votes 2,710 3.28 – Total 82,503 100.00 25 Valid votes 82,503 71.38 Invalid votes 33,073 28.62 Total votes 115,576 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 159,990 72.24 159,990 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Hodh El Gharbi
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 31,252 39.99 13 HATEM –Tewassoul 15,418 19.73 12 UDP 7,939 10.16 0 El Wiam 6,137 7.85 0 HIWAR 4,195 5.37 0 Other parties 11,782 15.07 0 Blank votes 1,434 1.83 – Total 78,157 100.00 25 Valid votes 78,157 78.05 Invalid votes 21,986 21.95 Total votes 100,143 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 126,565 79.12 126,565 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Inchiri
Party Votes % Seats UPR 7,187 63.23 7 Tewassoul 1,331 11.71 2 El Karama 1,293 11.38 1 El Wiam 743 6.54 1 Other parties 614 5.40 0 Blank votes 198 1.74 – Total 11,366 100.00 11 Valid votes 11,366 90.13 Invalid votes 1,244 9.87 Total votes 12,610 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 17,584 71.71 Source: CENI , DGCT (seat share)
Nouakchott
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 34,104 23.79 50,435 49.09 19 FNDU 32,281 22.52 48,188 46.90 18 RFD 9,737 6.79 0 Sawab–RAG 8,442 5.89 0 Other parties 54,057 37.70 0 Blank votes 4,749 3.31 4,114 4.00 – Total 143,370 100.00 102,737 100.00 37 Valid votes 143,370 80.22 102,737 89.81 Invalid votes 35,350 19.78 11,654 10.19 Total votes 178,720 100.00 114,391 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 280,627 63.69 280,627 40.76 Source: CENI (first round), AMI (second round), DGCT (seat share)
Tagant
Party Votes % Seats UPR 17,876 56.74 8 UDP 7,558 23.99 4 UFP –Tewassoul 4,462 14.16 2 APP –AND 1,284 4.08 1 Blank votes 326 1.03 – Total 31,506 100.00 15 Valid votes 31,506 90.45 Invalid votes 3,325 9.55 Total votes 34,831 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 44,844 77.67 Source: CENI , DGCT (seat share)
Tiris Zemmour
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 6,031 36.80 6 AJD/MR –Tewassoul 3,681 22.46 5 APP –El Wiam –RIBAT 2,144 13.08 0 El Islah 893 5.45 0 Other parties 3,219 19.64 0 Blank votes 420 2.56 – Total 16,388 100.00 11 Valid votes 16,388 88.88 Invalid votes 2,051 11.12 Total votes 18,439 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 25,078 73.53 25,078 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
Trarza
Party First round Second round Seats Votes % Votes % UPR 50,193 54.15 17 Tewassoul 3,681 3.97 8 El Wiam 8,264 8.92 0 RFD 6,335 6.83 0 Other parties 22,401 24.17 0 Blank votes 1,822 1.97 – Total 92,696 100.00 25 Valid votes 92,696 83.20 Invalid votes 18,716 16.80 Total votes 111,412 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 176,948 62.96 176,948 – Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)
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