Timbédra (National Assembly district)

Timbédra
electoral district for the National Assembly
Location of Timbédra within Mauritania.
Moughataa	Timbédra
Wilaya	Hodh Ech Chargui
Electorate	38,489 (2023)
Current electoral district
Seats	2
Party	El Insaf (2)
Deputies	Sidelemine Sid M'Hamed Emine Mohamedou Ahmedou Ahmedou

Timbédra (Arabic: تمبدغة) is one of the 60 electoral districts represented in the National Assembly. The constituency currently elects 2 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Mauritanian moughataa of Timbédra. The electoral system uses the two-round general ticket system.

Historic representation

Legislature	Member	Party
8th	Mohamed Mohamedou Abdellahi		UPR
	Mohamedou Ahmedou Ahmedou
9th	Mohamedou Ahmedou Ahmedou
	El Bou Mohamed Khatoury
10th	Sidelemine Sid M'Hamed Emine		El Insaf
	Mohamedou Ahmedou Ahmedou

Election results

2023

Parliamentary Election 2023: Timbédra

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	El Insaf	14,661	53.55	2
	Union for Democracy and Progress	10,765	39.32	0
	National Rally for Reform and Development	1,045	3.82	0
	Rally of Democratic Forces	522	1.91	0
	Democratic Alternation Pole (Sawab–RAG)	172	0.63	0
Blank votes		212	0.77	–
Total		27,377	100.00	2
Valid votes		27,377	89.73
Invalid votes		3,135	10.27
Total votes		30,512	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		38,489	79.27
Source: National Independent Election Commission

2018

Parliamentary Election 2018: Timbédra

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Union for the Republic	8,675	52.63	2
	National Rally for Reform and Development	2,702	16.39	0
	National Democratic Alliance	1,337	8.11	0
	Union for Development and Democracy Party	1,024	6.21	0
	Party of Civilisation and Development	550	3.34	0
	Rally of Democratic Forces	441	2.68	0
	New Generation	429	2.60	0
	Party of Dignity and Action	373	2.26	0
	People's Progressive Alliance	363	2.20	0
Blank votes		590	3.58	–
Total		16,484	100.00	2
Valid votes		16,484	72.11
Invalid votes		6,376	27.89
Total votes		22,860	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		30,349	75.32
Source: National Independent Election Commission

2013

Parliamentary Election 2018: Timbédra

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Union for the Republic	12,167	57.96	2
	Burst of Youth for the Nation	5,463	26.03	0
	National Rally for Reform and Development	1,598	7.61	0
	Democratic and Social Ribat Party	580	2.76	0
	People's Progressive Alliance	421	2.01	0
	El Wiam	214	1.02	0
	El Vadila	187	0.89	0
	Unitary Party for the Construction of Mauritania	150	0.71	0
Blank votes		211	1.01	–
Total		20,991	100.00	2
Valid votes		20,991	89.69
Invalid votes		2,413	10.31
Total votes		23,404	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		27,605	84.78
Source: National Independent Election Commission

2006

Parliamentary Election 2006: Timbédra

Party		First round		Second round		Seats
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Independent list: Democratic Rally for Building	6,855	38.52	9,418	50.91	2
	Independent list: Union of the Forces of Change	6,172	34.68	8,553	46.23	0
	People's Progressive Alliance	2,144	12.05			0
	Rally of Democratic Forces	1,104	6.20			0
	Rally for Democracy and Unity	557	3.13			0
	Popular Front	319	1.79			0
	Union of the Democratic Centre	307	1.73			0
	Union for Democracy and Progress	181	1.02			0
Blank votes		156	0.88	530	2.86	–
Total		17,795	100.00	18,501	100.00	2
Valid votes		17,795	89.87
Invalid votes		2,006	10.13
Total votes		19,801	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,522	77.58	25,522	–
Source: Mauritanian News Agency and University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya

References

• Lefghih, Cheikhna-Mohamedi (11 May 2022). Ould El Mamy, Nane (ed.). الأنظمة الانتخابية في موريتانيا في ظل دستور 1991 [Electoral systems in Mauritania under the 1991 Constitution] (PhD thesis) (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Centre for Studies (published 25 March 2024).