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.[ 1] [ 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 .[ 3]
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– National Movement for the Society of Development 383,921 30.65 29 –64 Democratic and Social Convention 341,849 27.29 22 New Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress 193,967 15.48 11 New Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism 183,150 14.62 13 New Sawaba 39,271 3.13 2 New Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots 36,203 2.89 2 New Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally 32,615 2.60 2 New Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger 18,661 1.49 1 New Party of the Masses for Labour 15,446 1.23 0 New Movement for Democracy and Progress 5,967 0.48 0 New Party for National Unity and Development 1,153 0.09 0 New Union for Democracy and Social Progress 463 0.04 1 New Total 1,252,666 100.00 83 –10 Valid votes 1,252,666 95.76 Invalid/blank votes 55,429 4.24 Total votes 1,308,095 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,996,213 32.73 Source: Election Passport
Results by region
Party
Agadez
Diffa
Dosso
Maradi
Niamey
Tahoua
Tillabéri
Zinder
National Movement for the Society of Development
3
3
2
3
2
5
9
2
Democratic and Social Convention
1
0
2
5
1
3
1
9
Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress
0
0
4
1
1
1
4
0
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
1
1
1
2
0
5
1
2
Others
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
2
Total
5
5
10
14
4
14
16
15
Source: 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 .
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