1957 Nigerien Territorial Assembly election

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All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 28.68%
| Party  | Leader  | Vote %  | Seats  | +/–

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| 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.

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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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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

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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

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