1992 Mauritanian presidential election explained

Country:Mauritania
Type:presidential
Flag Year:1959
Previous Election:1976 Mauritanian presidential election
Previous Year:1976
Next Election:1997 Mauritanian presidential election
Next Year:1997
Election Date:24 January 1992
Image1:Mauritania gov ould taya 210 eng 30apr05.jpg
Nominee1:Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Party1:Democratic and Social Republican Party
Popular Vote1:345,583
Percentage1:62.89%
Nominee2:Ahmed Ould Daddah
Party2:Union of Democratic Forces (Mauritania)
Popular Vote2:180,658
Percentage2:32.88%
President
Before Election:Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Before Party:PRDS
After Election:Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
After Party:PRDS

Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 24 January 1992. They followed the constitutional referendum the previous year that resulted in the reintroduction of multi-party democracy, and were the first presidential elections to feature more than one candidate. The result was a victory for incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of the Democratic and Social Republican Party, who defeated three other candidates with 62.9% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was just 47.4%.[2]

Results

By wilaya

WilayaSid'Ahmed TayaDaddahSalekMah
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Adrar17,18285.01,7878.81,0035.02281.1
Assaba31,30473.29,01421.11,9484.65161.2
Brakna30,24861.417,44335.41,0012.05561.1
Dakhlet Nouadhibou17,09249.715,35644.71,3203.86061.8
Gorgol16,17948.016,88850.03601.03481.0
Guidimaka12,71346.913,60850.24411.63211.2
Hodh Ech Chargui52,44085.65,2858.62,7714.57951.3
Hodh El Gharbi54,34284.47,50711.71,9033.06181.0
Inchiri2,92672.782320.41684.21092.7
Nouakchott53,47947.155,20348.62,9232.62,0461.8
Tagant18,08981.73,40715.44251.92331.1
Tiris Zemmour7,50664.23,59830.84603.91271.1
Trarza32,08349.530,73947.41,0121.61,0031.5
Source: Nohlen et al.

Notes and References

  1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/mr.html Elections in Mauritania
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]