1970 Nigerien parliamentary election

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22 October 1970

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All 50 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

97.11%

Party		Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
	PPN–RDA	Hamani Diori	100	50	0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

President before	President after
Hamani Diori PPN–RDA	Hamani Diori PPN–RDA

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Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 22 October 1970. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 50 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was reported at 97.1%.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally	1,850,968	100.00	50	0
Total		1,850,968	100.00	50	0

Valid votes		1,850,968	99.99
Invalid/blank votes		178	0.01
Total votes		1,851,146	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,906,283	97.11
Source: Nohlen et al.

Elections in Niger African Elections Database
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p685 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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