1956 French legislative election in Niger

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. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1483
2. Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p530