# 2018 Nouakchott regional election

Regional elections were held on 1 September 2018, with a second round on 15 September 2018, to elect the 37 members of the newly-formed Regional Council of Nouakchott, created after the 2017 Mauritanian constitutional referendum in replacement of the Senate and the Urban Community of Nouakchott. They were part of the 2018 Mauritanian regional elections.
Ex-mayor of Tevragh-Zeina Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, running for the ruling party Union for the Republic won a narrow majority on the second round against Mohamed Jamil Ould Mansour, the opposition-backed candidate and previous leader of the Islamist Tewassoul party.

## Background

Mint Abdel Malick was first presented as candidate of the Union for the Republic on 8 July 2018 together with the rest of candidates to head the regional councils of the country.

## Election system

Regional councils in Mauritania are elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds. In the first round, voters choose from one of several lists running. If one list obtains an absolute majority of votes, the council seats would be then distributed proportionally. If not, a second round must be held between the two largest lists. The president of the Regional Council is elected by the Regional Council from one of their members.

## Results

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Union for the Republic | 34,104 | 23.79 | 50,435 | 49.09 | 19 |
| | National Front for Democracy and Unity | 32,281 | 22.52 | 48,188 | 46.90 | 18 |
| | Rally of Democratic Forces | 9,737 | 6.79 | | | 0 |
| | Sawab–RAG | 8,442 | 5.89 | | | 0 |
| | Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal | 5,000 | 3.49 | | | 0 |
| | El Islah | 4,721 | 3.29 | | | 0 |
| | APP-led coalition (APP–El Wiam–ARC-EN-CIEL–AND–RIBAT) | 4,488 | 3.13 | | | 0 |
| | Choura for Development | 4,107 | 2.86 | | | 0 |
| | Union for Democracy and Progress | 3,381 | 2.36 | | | 0 |
| | El Karama | 2,611 | 1.82 | | | 0 |
| | Rally for Mauritania | 2,583 | 1.80 | | | 0 |
| | National Democratic Union | 2,528 | 1.76 | | | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convergence | 2,219 | 1.55 | | | 0 |
| | Party for Conciliation and Prosperity | 1,987 | 1.39 | | | 0 |
| | El Vadila | 1,936 | 1.35 | | | 0 |
| | Third Generation Party | 1,688 | 1.18 | | | 0 |
| | Popular Front | 1,479 | 1.03 | | | 0 |
| | Other parties | 15,329 | 10.69 | | | 0 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 4,749 | 3.31 | 4,114 | 4.00 | – |
| Total | Total | 143,370 | 100.00 | 102,737 | 100.00 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 143,370 | 80.22 | 102,737 | 89.81 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 35,350 | 19.78 | 11,654 | 10.19 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 178,720 | 100.00 | 114,391 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 280,627 | 63.69 | 280,627 | 40.76 | |
| Source: CENI (first round), Essahra (second round) |||||||

## Members

Below is a list of members elected to the first Regional Council of Nouakchott and the party/coalition they were elected with.
| Member | Alliance | Party | Gender |
| Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick | UPR | UPR | F |
| Hemine Sidi Kedat | UPR | UPR | M |
| Aissata El Hadj Diallo | UPR | UPR | F |
| Mohamed Salem Habiboullah | UPR | UPR | M |
| Hawa Mohamed Al Amine | UPR | UPR | F |
| El Hadj El Man Jidou | UPR | UPR | M |
| Zeinabou Cheikh Ahmed | UPR | UPR | F |
| Ishemkhou Mahfouh Aleyou | UPR | UPR | M |
| Hawa Yoro Dia | UPR | UPR | F |
| Hamadi Mahfouh Bekaye | UPR | UPR | M |
| Toutou Mohamed Mahmoud Regad | UPR | UPR | F |
| Sadne Mouhamed Ahmed Vali | UPR | UPR | M |
| Amar El Weli Elati | UPR | UPR | M |
| Cheikhna Guewad Ahmed Benane | UPR | UPR | M |
| Cheikh Bocar Thiam | UPR | UPR | M |
| Mohamed Lemine Maaloum Vadel | UPR | UPR | M |
| El Bekaye Ahmed Lkweri | UPR | UPR | M |
| Mohamed Lemine Abdelkadr Bakayoko | UPR | UPR | M |
| Abdel Wedoud Mouhamdi Abdel Wedoud | UPR | UPR | M |
| Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour | FNDU | Tewassoul | M |
| Ndeye Mbathio Niang | FNDU | MPR | F |
| Mohamed El Mokhtar Sidi | FNDU | El Moustaghbel | M |
| Mohamed Sid’Ahmed | FNDU | UFP | M |
| Khadije Dahman Jewde | FNDU | Tewassoul | F |
| Abou Hassan Dia | FNDU | PNDD-ADIL | M |
| Toumeneu Deye Zeine | FNDU | Tewassoul | F |
| Mohamed Mahmoud Memed | FNDU | HATEM | M |
| Hawa Diallo | FNDU | UFP | F |
| Saidou Mamadou Kane | FNDU | MPR | M |
| Marieme Tayfour | FNDU | El Moustaghbel | F |
| Hassan Mohamed El Abd | FNDU | Tewassoul | M |
| Zeinabou Sid’Ahmed | FNDU | PNDD-ADIL | F |
| Abdalaye Camara | FNDU | Tewassoul | M |
| Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Mokhtar | FNDU | HATEM | M |
| Dolo Mbow | FNDU | Tewassoul | M |
| Abdallahi Merzouk Baba | FNDU | UFP | M |
| Mohamed Massoud | FNDU | El Moustaghbel | M |