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283 seats in 13 regional councils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 1,020,115 (72.62%, first round) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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.
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.[citation needed]
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]
The following table lists party control in each regional council after the election.
Region | New control | |
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Adrar regional election |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Assaba regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Brakna regional election |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Dakhlet Nouadhibou regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Gorgol regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Guidimaka regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Hodh Ech Chargui regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Hodh El Gharbi regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Inchiri regional election |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Nouakchott regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Tagant regional election |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Tiris Zemmour regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |
Main article: 2018 Trarza regional election |
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | |||
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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) |