1993 Nigerien parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 14 February 1993. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since independence in 1960, and followed constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year. Although the ruling National Movement for the Society of Development won the most seats (29 of the 83), several opposition parties formed the Alliance of the Forces of Change following the elections, between them controlling 50 seats.Elections in Niger https://web.archive.org/web/20120309131323/http://africanelections.tripod.com/ne.html 2012-03-09 African Elections database Voter turnout was just 32.7%.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p685 0-19-829645-2 Electoral system Members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods; 75 were elected from eight multi-member districts based on the seven regions and Niamey using party-list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the Hare quota and largest remainder method. A further eight members representing national minorities were elected in single-member constituencies based on the regions using first-past-the-post voting.http://www.electionpassport.com/electoral-systems/niger/ Niger Election Passport 10 July 2017 Results File:Niger National Assembly 1993.svg National Movement for the Society of Development 383921 29 –64 Democratic and Social Convention 341849 22 New Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress 193967 11 New Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism 183150 13 New Sawaba 39271 2 New Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots 36203 2 New Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally 32615 2 New Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger 18661 1 New Party of the Masses for Labour 15446 0 New Movement for Democracy and Progress 5967 0 New Party for National Unity and Development 1153 0 New Union for Democracy and Social Progress 463 1 New 55429 –10 3996213 Election Passport Results by region PartyAgadezDiffaDossoMaradiNiameyTahouaTillabériZinderNational Movement for the Society of Development33232592Democratic and Social Convention10251319Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress00411140Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism1112 0512Others01130012Total5510144141615Source: Election Passport Aftermath Following the elections, the Democratic and Social Convention, the Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress, the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally, the Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger and the Union for Democracy and Social Progress all joined the Alliance of the Forces of Change. References Niger Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Niger