2018 Mauritanian regional elections

Regional elections were held in Mauritania on 1 and 15 September 2023, alongside parliamentary and local elections. They were the first elections to the newly created regional councils.

2018 Mauritanian regional elections
Mauritania
1 September 2018 (first round)
15 September 2018 (second round)

283 seats in 13 regional councils
Turnout1,020,115 (72.62%, first round)
Party Seats
UPR 167
Tewassoul 29
UDP 24
HATEMTewassoul 21
FNDU 18
AJD/MRTewassoul 5
El Vadila 2
UFPTewassoul 2
El Karama 2
TewassoulRDU 2
PTG 2
AJD/MR 1
APP 1
Sawab–RAG 1
RFD 1
AND 1
APPEl Wiam 1
UFPSawab–RAG 1
El Wiam 1
APPAND 1
Control of regional administrations after the election
     UPR-led government

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.

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.

Regional governments

The following table lists party control in each regional council after the election.

Region New control
Adrar Union for the Republic (UPR)
Assaba Union for the Republic (UPR)
Brakna Union for the Republic (UPR)
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Union for the Republic (UPR)
Gorgol Union for the Republic (UPR)
Guidimaka Union for the Republic (UPR)
Hodh Ech Chargui Union for the Republic (UPR)
Hodh El Gharbi Union for the Republic (UPR)
Inchiri Union for the Republic (UPR)
Nouakchott Union for the Republic (UPR)
Tagant Union for the Republic (UPR)
Tiris Zemmour Union for the Republic (UPR)
Trarza Union for the Republic (UPR)

Summary by region

Adrar

PartyVotes%Seats
UPR17,92560.359
TewassoulRDU4,22714.232
PTG2,7169.142
APPEl Wiam1,6375.511
UFPSawab–RAG1,1563.891
Other parties1,3234.450
Blank votes7202.42
Total29,704100.0015
Valid votes29,70486.61
Invalid votes4,59313.39
Total votes34,297100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,59575.22
Source: CENI, DGCT (seat share)

Assaba

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR37,80749.5616
HATEMTewassoul13,85218.169
AND7,90010.350
PPPD6,4958.510
El Ravah3,9265.150
Other parties5,0196.580
Blank votes1,2941.70
Total76,293100.0025
Valid votes76,29375.17
Invalid votes25,20624.83
Total votes101,499100.00
Registered voters/turnout133,81375.85133,813
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Brakna

PartyVotes%Seats
UPR49,16456.0114
Tewassoul11,74913.393
El Vadila6,5687.482
AJD/MR4,8295.501
APP3,7974.331
Sawab–RAG2,3132.641
RFD2,0772.371
AND1,9452.221
El Karama1,6241.851
Other parties1,6001.820
Blank votes2,1082.40
Total87,774100.0025
Valid votes87,77479.72
Invalid votes22,33220.28
Total votes110,106100.00
Registered voters/turnout148,74474.02
Source: CENI, DGCT (seat share)

Dakhlet Nouadhibou

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR11,62534.9311
Tewassoul5,95917.908
AJD/MR2,6678.010
UDP2,4087.230
El Islah1,9725.920
Other parties7,54022.650
Blank votes1,1123.34
Total33,283100.0019
Valid votes33,28383.34
Invalid votes6,65216.66
Total votes39,935100.00
Registered voters/turnout63,68162.7163,681
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Gorgol

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR18,18129.6816
UDP11,33818.519
El Karama8,25313.470
UFP3,1655.170
Other parties18,61930.390
Blank votes1,7112.79
Total61,267100.0025
Valid votes61,26772.30
Invalid votes23,47127.70
Total votes84,738100.00
Registered voters/turnout108,31978.23108,319
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Guidimaka

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR13,47635.4214
UDP7,77620.4411
Tewassoul4,03410.600
El Vadila3,0037.890
UFPSawab–RAG2,1795.730
Other parties6,32116.620
Blank votes1,2523.29
Total38,041100.0025
Valid votes38,04163.91
Invalid votes21,48136.09
Total votes59,522100.00
Registered voters/turnout72,94681.6072,946
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Hodh Ech Chargui

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR33,74540.9017
Tewassoul10,42612.648
PUCM9,79511.870
UDP7,0578.550
El Karama5,0566.130
Other parties13,71416.620
Blank votes2,7103.28
Total82,503100.0025
Valid votes82,50371.38
Invalid votes33,07328.62
Total votes115,576100.00
Registered voters/turnout159,99072.24159,990
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Hodh El Gharbi

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR31,25239.9913
HATEMTewassoul15,41819.7312
UDP7,93910.160
El Wiam6,1377.850
HIWAR4,1955.370
Other parties11,78215.070
Blank votes1,4341.83
Total78,157100.0025
Valid votes78,15778.05
Invalid votes21,98621.95
Total votes100,143100.00
Registered voters/turnout126,56579.12126,565
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Inchiri

PartyVotes%Seats
UPR7,18763.237
Tewassoul1,33111.712
El Karama1,29311.381
El Wiam7436.541
Other parties6145.400
Blank votes1981.74
Total11,366100.0011
Valid votes11,36690.13
Invalid votes1,2449.87
Total votes12,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,58471.71
Source: CENI, DGCT (seat share)

Nouakchott

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR34,10423.7950,43549.0919
FNDU32,28122.5248,18846.9018
RFD9,7376.790
Sawab–RAG8,4425.890
Other parties54,05737.700
Blank votes4,7493.314,1144.00
Total143,370100.00102,737100.0037
Valid votes143,37080.22102,73789.81
Invalid votes35,35019.7811,65410.19
Total votes178,720100.00114,391100.00
Registered voters/turnout280,62763.69280,62740.76
Source: CENI (first round), AMI (second round), DGCT (seat share)

Tagant

PartyVotes%Seats
UPR17,87656.748
UDP7,55823.994
UFPTewassoul4,46214.162
APPAND1,2844.081
Blank votes3261.03
Total31,506100.0015
Valid votes31,50690.45
Invalid votes3,3259.55
Total votes34,831100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,84477.67
Source: CENI, DGCT (seat share)

Tiris Zemmour

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR6,03136.806
AJD/MRTewassoul3,68122.465
APPEl WiamRIBAT2,14413.080
El Islah8935.450
Other parties3,21919.640
Blank votes4202.56
Total16,388100.0011
Valid votes16,38888.88
Invalid votes2,05111.12
Total votes18,439100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,07873.5325,078
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)

Trarza

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
UPR50,19354.1517
Tewassoul3,6813.978
El Wiam8,2648.920
RFD6,3356.830
Other parties22,40124.170
Blank votes1,8221.97
Total92,696100.0025
Valid votes92,69683.20
Invalid votes18,71616.80
Total votes111,412100.00
Registered voters/turnout176,94862.96176,948
Source: CENI (first round), DGCT (seat share)


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