Bénichab (National Assembly district)
| Bénichab | |
|---|---|
| electoral district for the National Assembly | |
 Location of Bénichab within Mauritania. | |
| Moughataa | Bénichab |
| Wilaya | Inchiri |
| Electorate |  11,413 (2023) |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | El Insaf (1) |
| Deputy | Ali Sidi Mohamed Dewla |
| Created from | Akjoujt |
Bénichab (Arabic: بنشاب) is one of the 60 electoral districts represented in the National Assembly. The constituency currently elects 1 deputy. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Mauritanian moughataa of Bénichab. The electoral system uses the two-round system.
Historic representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ali Sidi Mohamed Dewla | UPR | |
| 2023 | El Insaf | ||
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Sidi Mohamed Dewla | El Insaf | 3,539 | 69.72 | 1 | |
| Ahmedou Ahmed Yacoub Chach | National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations | 874 | 17.22 | 0 | |
| Bounene Sidi Zeini | Democratic Alternation Pole (Sawab–RAG) | 247 | 4.87 | 0 | |
| Meilemnine Abdel Ghoudouss Ismail | Rally of Democratic Forces | 237 | 4.67 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 179 | 3.53 | – | ||
| Total | 5,076 | 100.00 | 1 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,076 | 87.59 | |||
| Invalid votes | 719 | 12.41 | |||
| Total votes | 5,795 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,413 | 50.78 | |||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission[1] | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for the Republic | 3,817 | 76.45 | 1 | |
| National Rally for Reform and Development | 874 | 17.50 | 0 | |
| Rally of Democratic Forces | 123 | 2.46 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alliance | 72 | 1.44 | 0 | |
| Party of the Democratic People | 41 | 0.82 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 66 | 1.32 | – | |
| Total | 4,993 | 100.00 | 1 | |
| Valid votes | 4,993 | 89.19 | ||
| Invalid votes | 605 | 10.81 | ||
| Total votes | 5,598 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,112 | 69.01 | ||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission[2] | ||||
References
- ^ "My CENI Résultats 2023". res-myceni.org (in Arabic and French). National Independent Election Commission. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Bennechab" (PDF). ceni.mr (in Arabic and French). National Independent Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2024.