Mauritanian presidential election, 1966

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Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 7 August 1966. Following the merger of all the country's political parties into the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM), the country had become a one-party state in December 1961. Its leader, incumbent President Moktar Ould Daddah, was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.^[1] Voter turnout was 96.2%.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Moktar Ould Daddah	Mauritanian People's Party	471,577	100
Invalid/blank votes		1,080	–
Total		472,657	100
Registered voters/turnout		491,320	96.8
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p596 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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