User:Tidjani Saleh/sandbox/Electoral districts of Mauritania

Mauritania is divided into several electoral districts (دوائر إنتخابية) for the election of deputies to the National Assembly, based on the departments of the country. The city of Nouakchott is treated as a single department for election purposes.

Electoral system

The 157 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 113 are elected from single- or multi-member constituencies using either the two-round system or proportional representation; in single-member constituencies candidates require a majority of the vote to be elected in the first round and a plurality in the second round. In two-seat constituencies, voters vote for a party list (which must contain one man and one woman); if no list receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round is held, with the winning party taking both seats. In constituencies with three or more seats, closed list proportional representation is used, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. For three-seat constituencies, party lists must include a female candidate in first or second on the list; for larger constituencies a zipper system is used, with alternate male and female candidates.

The remaining 40 seats are elected from two nationwide constituency, also using closed list proportional representation: a national list and a women's national list. A further four members representing Mauritanians in the diaspora are elected by an electoral congress formed by the rest of MPs.

Distribution of seats

Every department gets a set number of seats based on their population.

Population	Seats	Election system
Equal or less than 31,000	1	Two-round system
More than 31,000	2	Two-round general ticket
More than 90,000	3	Largest remainder method without an electoral threshold
More than 120,000	4
Nouakchott (pre-assigned)	18

Electoral districts (2018-)

Current constituencies

List of districts in Mauritania proper since 2018

District	Registered voters	Seats
Adrar
Aoujeft	10,075 (2018)	1
Atar	25,023 (2018)	2
Chinguetti	7,577 (2018)	1
Ouadane	2,920 (2018)	1
Assaba
Barkéol	31,419 (2018)	2
Boumdeid	5,889 (2018)	1
Guerou	25,757 (2018)	2
Kankoussa	21,781 (2018)	2
Kiffa	48,967 (2018)	3
Brakna
Aleg	52,010 (2018)	3
Bababé	16,747 (2018)	2
Boghé	28,555 (2018)	2
M'Bagne	15,348 (2018)	2
Magta Lahjar	36,084 (2018)	2
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Chami	12,874 (2018)	1
Nouadhibou	50,807 (2018)	4
Gorgol
Kaédi	37,853 (2018)	4
Maghama	17,704 (2018)	2
M'Bout	35,204 (2018)	3
Monguel	17,558 (2018)	2
Guidimaga
Ghabou	17,772 (2018)	2
Ould Yengé	23,671 (2018)	2
Sélibaby	31,503 (2018)	3
Hodh Ech Chargui
Amourj	33,760 (2018)	3
Bassiknou	22,164 (2018)	2
Djigueni	24,994 (2018)	2
N'beiket Lahwach	5,061 (2018)	1
Néma	38,631 (2018)	2
Oualata	5,031 (2018)	1
Timbédra	30,349 (2018)	2
Hodh El Gharbi
Aïoun El Atrous	32,731 (2018)	2
Koubenni	35,705 (2018)	3
Tamchekett	15,608 (2018)	2
Tintane	42,521 (2018)	3
Inchiri
Akjoujt	9,472 (2018)	1
Bénichab	8,112 (2018)	1
Nouakchott	280,627 (2018)	18
Tagant
Moudjéria	21,305 (2018)	2
Tichitt	2,471 (2018)	1
Tidjikja	21,068 (2018)	2
Tiris Zemmour
Bir Moghrein	2,930 (2018)	1
F'Déirick	5,250 (2018)	1
Zouérate	16,898 (2018)	2
Trarza
Boutilimit	36,827 (2018)	2
Keur Macéne	23,095 (2018)	2
Méderdra	23,330 (2018)	2
Ouad Naga	32,813 (2018)	2
R'kiz	37,130 (2018)	2
Rosso	23,753 (2018)	2
Total	1,412,726 (2018)	113

Diaspora seats

List of districts representing Mauritanians overseas since 2018

District	MP	Party
Africa	Sidi Baba Lehah		Union for the Republic (UPR)
America	Sow Abou Demba		Union for the Republic (UPR)
Asia	Ahmed Salem Abdarahmane El Hachmy		Union for the Republic (UPR)
Europe	Issa Manséga Diawara		Union for the Republic (UPR)