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1957 Nigerien Territorial Assembly election

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1957 Nigerien Territorial Assembly election
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All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout28.68%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Sawaba Djibo Bakary 64.52 41 New
PPN–RDA Hamani Diori 29.96 19 +19
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Niger on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Sawaba party, which won 41 of the 60 seats.[1][2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Sawaba222,95864.5241
Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally103,51829.9619
Nigerien Democratic Front1,8710.540
Others17,2124.980
Total345,559100.0060
Valid votes345,55997.56
Invalid/blank votes8,6302.44
Total votes354,189100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,234,90628.68
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1484
  2. ^ Abdourahmane Idrissa & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Niger p331