1996 Nigerien parliamentary election

none 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 suspended by an earlier military coup. However, the eight main opposition parties boycotted the elections after forming the Front for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy. The result was a victory for the National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal, which won 59 of the 83 seats,Elections in Niger https://web.archive.org/web/20120309131323/http://africanelections.tripod.com/ne.html 2012-03-09 African Elections database three of which were won in by-elections after the original result had been invalidated by the Supreme Court. Results National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal 990308 59 New Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress 123957 8 –1 Party of the Masses for Labour 107000 2 New Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots 91944 4 +3 Union for Democracy and Social Progress 36899 3 +1 Party for People's Dignity 21475 3 New Movement for Democracy and Progress 7562 1 New Other parties 73862 0 – Independents 46805 3 +3 36151 0 3939101 Nohlen et al.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp685–688 0-19-829645-2 References Niger Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Niger Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results