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]
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All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 28.68% | |||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Sawaba | 222,958 | 64.52 | 41 | |
| Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally | 103,518 | 29.96 | 19 | |
| Nigerien Democratic Front | 1,871 | 0.54 | 0 | |
| Others | 17,212 | 4.98 | 0 | |
| Total | 345,559 | 100.00 | 60 | |
| Valid votes | 345,559 | 97.56 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,630 | 2.44 | ||
| Total votes | 354,189 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,234,906 | 28.68 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1484
- ^ Abdourahmane Idrissa & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Niger p331