1957 Nigerien Territorial Assembly election

1957 Nigerien Territorial Assembly election

31 March 1957
All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	28.68%
Party Leader Vote % Seats /– 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.

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.

Results

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.