Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 24 January 1992. They followed the constitutional referendum the previous year that resulted in the reintroduction of multi-party democracy, and were the first presidential elections to feature more than one candidate. The result was a victory for incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of the Democratic and Social Republican Party, who defeated three other candidates with 62.9% of the vote.Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database Voter turnout was just 47.4%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p596
Results
By wilaya Wilaya Taya Daddah Salek Mah Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Adrar17,18285.01,7878.81,0035.02281.1Assaba31,30473.29,01421.11,9484.65161.2Brakna30,24861.417,44335.41,0012.05561.1Dakhlet Nouadhibou17,09249.715,35644.71,3203.86061.8Gorgol16,17948.016,88850.03601.03481.0Guidimaka12,71346.913,60850.24411.63211.2Hodh Ech Chargui52,44085.65,2858.62,7714.57951.3Hodh El Gharbi54,34284.47,50711.71,9033.06181.0Inchiri2,92672.782320.41684.21092.7Nouakchott53,47947.155,20348.62,9232.62,0461.8Tagant18,08981.73,40715.44251.92331.1Tiris Zemmour7,50664.23,59830.84603.91271.1Trarza32,08349.530,73947.41,0121.61,0031.5 Source: Nohlen et al.
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