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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Niger on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French elections. The Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN) and the Nigerien Action Bloc−Nigerien Progressive Union (BNA−UPN) alliance won one seat each.[1] Georges Condat took the BNA−UPN seat, whilst Hamani Diori took the PPN seat.[2]
Campaign
The Independent List included François Borrey, who had unsuccessfully contested the November 1946 elections, and Dabo Aboudakar.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA−UPN | 125,425 | 40.99 | 1 | New | |
| Nigerien Progressive Party | 82,108 | 26.83 | 1 | +1 | |
| Nigerien Democratic Union | 74,107 | 24.22 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers | 24,345 | 7.96 | 0 | −2 | |
| Total | 305,985 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 305,985 | 98.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,376 | 1.73 | |||
| Total votes | 311,361 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 697,488 | 44.64 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
References
- 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1483
- ↑ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p530
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