2018 Mauritanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania in September 2018; the first round took place on 1 September, with a second round held on 15 September. At the national level, elections were held in 157 constituencies, each electing one member to the National Assembly. Elections were also held in 13 regional councils and 219 municipalities.

1 September 2018 (first round)
15 September 2018 (second round)

All 157 seats in the National Assembly
79 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

72.46% (1.44pp)

Party	Leader	%	Seats	+/–
UPR	M. Mahmoud O. M. Lemine	19.47	93	+18
Tewassoul	Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour	11.28	14	−2
UDP	Naha Mint Mouknass	4.34	6	0
El Karama	Cheikhna Ould Hajbou	3.52	6	0
AND	Yacoub Ould Moine	3.15	4	New
UFP	Mohamed Ould Maouloud	2.80	3	New
RFD	Ahmed Ould Daddah	2.74	3	New
Choura	Med. Lemine O. Sidi Maouloud	2.19	3	+3
PUCM	Hamadi O. Khatary O. Hamadi	2.00	4	+4
APP	Messaoud Ould Boulkheir	1.84	3	−4
Sawab+	Abdel Salem Ould Horma	1.75	3	+3
PSJN	Lalla Mint Cheriva	1.60	3	−1
ADIL	Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef	1.40	2	New
El Wiam	Boïdel Ould Houmeit	1.31	2	−8
HIWAR	Valle Mint Mini	1.12	1	New
AJD/MR	Ibrahima Moctar Sarr	1.01	1	−3
UDN	Aly Ould Abass	0.80	1	+1
El Islah	Mohamed Ould Talebna	0.76	1	0
AFCD	Outouma Soumaré	0.67	1	New
El Ghad	Sid'Ahmed Ould Hamadi	0.60	1	New
CMP	Brahim Ould Abdellahi	0.52	1	+1
PPPD	Mohamed Ould Tomy	0.48	1	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Seat map per constituency

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister-designate
Yahya Ould Hademine Independent (UPR)	Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir UPR

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As a result of the election, Union for Republic (UPR) remained the single largest party at the national level both in terms of popular vote and seats.

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