1996 Nigerien parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 23 November 1996. They followed the constitutional changes approved in a referendum earlier in the year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy suspended by an earlier military coup. However, the eight main opposition parties boycotted the elections after forming the Front for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy.[1] The result was a victory for the National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal, which won 59 of the 83 seats,[1] three of which were won in by-elections after the original result had been invalidated by the Supreme Court.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal990,30866.0359New
Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress123,9578.268–1
Party of the Masses for Labour107,0007.132New
Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots91,9446.134+3
Union for Democracy and Social Progress36,8992.463+1
Party for People's Dignity21,4751.433New
Movement for Democracy and Progress7,5620.501New
Other parties73,8624.920
Independents46,8053.123+3
Total1,499,812100.00830
Valid votes1,499,81297.65
Invalid/blank votes36,1512.35
Total votes1,535,963100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,939,10138.99
Source: Nohlen et al.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Elections in Niger African Elections database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp685–688 ISBN 0-19-829645-2