Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 17 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Mauritanian Regroupment Party, which was the only party to contest the elections, thereby winning all 40 seats in the National Assembly.^[1] Voter turnout was 90.3%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Mauritanian Regroupment Party	350,126	100	40
Invalid/blank votes	2,725	–	–
Total	352,851	100	40
Registered voters/turnout	387,829	91.0	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p594 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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