Nigerien parliamentary election, 1996

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 following a 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

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal	990,308	66.0	59	New
Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress	123,957	8.3	8	–1
Party of the Masses for Labour	107,000	7.1	2	New
Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots	91,944	6.1	4	+3
Union for Democracy and Social Progress	36,899	2.5	3	+1
Party for People's Dignity	21,475	1.4	3	New
Movement for Democracy and Progress	7,562	0.5	1	New
Other parties	73,862	4.9	0	–
Independents	46,805	3.1	3	+3
Invalid/blank votes	36,151	–	–	–
Total	1,535,963	100	83	0
Registered voters/turnout	3,939,101	39.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.[2]

References

1. 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