Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 26 October 1975. The country was a one-party state with the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM) as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 70 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 87%.[1]
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All 70 seats in the National Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 661,416 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 87.42% ( 8.17pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Mauritanian People's Party | 574,758 | 100.00 | 70 | +20 | |
| Total | 574,758 | 100.00 | 70 | +20 | |
| Valid votes | 574,758 | 99.40 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,443 | 0.60 | |||
| Total votes | 578,201 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 661,416 | 87.42 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p594 ISBN 0-19-829645-2