Oualata (National Assembly district)

Oualata
Electoral district for the National Assembly
Departments	Oualata
Wilaya	Hodh Ech Chargui
Electorate	5,031 (2018)
Major settlements	Oualata
Current Electoral district
Seats	1
Party	UPR (1)
Member(s)	Sidi Cheikh Diajouh (UPR)

Oualata is one of the districts (Arabic: دوائر إنتخابية) represented in the National Assembly, the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Mauritania. The district currently elects one deputy using a two-round system. Its boundaries correspond to those of the department of Oualata, in the wilaya of Hodh Ech Chargui.

Historic representation

Historic composition of the constituency
Key to parties   UPR
Legislature	Election	Distribution
10th	2013	1
11th	2018	1

Election results

2018

Party		First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Union for the Republic (UPR)	1,744	56.60
	Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP)	943	30.61
	National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul)	245	7.95
	Democratic Concertation Party (PCD)	56	1.82
	National Democratic Alliance (AND)	26	0.84
	National Democratic Convergence (CDN)	24	0.78
	El Islah	18	0.58
Blank votes		25	0.82
Votes		3,081	100.00
Valid votes		3,081	92.03
Null votes		267	7.97
Turnout		3,348	66.55
Abstentions		1,683	33.45
Registered voters		5,031
	Union for the Republic hold
Source: Independent National Electoral Commission

2013

Party		First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Union for the Republic (UPR)	1,948	46.19	2,403	50.17
	El Wiam	1,911	45.32	2,363	49.33
	People's Progressive Alliance (APP)	143	3.39
	Ravah Party	84	1.99
	El Vadila	49	1.16
	Wava Mauritanian Party	35	0.83
	Sawab	30	0.71
Blank votes		17	0.41	24	0.50
Votes		4,217	100.00	4,790	100.00
Valid votes		4,217	94.28	4,790	96.96
Null votes		256	5.72	150	3.04
Turnout		4,473	77.17	4,940	85.23
Abstentions		1,323	22.83	856	14.77
Registered voters		5,796		5,796
	Union for the Republic gain
Source: Independent National Electoral Commission (1st round), (2nd round)