Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2001

Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2001

← 1996 19 October 2001 (first round) 26 October 2001 (second round) 2006 →
All 81 seats to the National Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba Party PRDS RDU Last election 70 seats, 67.6% 1 seat, 1.4% Seats before 70 1 Seats won 64 3 Seat change 6 2 Percentage 51 9.6 Swing 16.6 8.2

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats.

Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections.

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