Parliamentary elections in Niger 2016
The parliamentary elections in Niger in 2016 took place on February 21, 2016. The 171 members of the National Assembly of Niger were elected .
background
The regular elections took place with the end of the five-year legislative period of the National Assembly since the parliamentary elections in 2011 . On the same day the first ballot which took place presidential elections in Niger 2016 .
Compared to the previous parliamentary elections in 2011, the number of seats in the National Assembly has increased from 113 to 171. This was justified with a relation to the meanwhile strong population growth in Niger and was based on the key that one MP should come to around 100,000 inhabitants. The distribution according to constituencies was determined as follows: for the capital Niamey ten seats, for the Agadez region six seats, for the Diffa region seven seats, for the Dosso region 19 seats, for the Maradi region 31 seats, for the Tahoua region 30 seats , 23 seats for the Tillabéri region and 23 seats for the Zinder region32 seats as well as one seat each for the special constituencies of the Bilma Department , the Bermo Department , the Banibangou Department , the N'Gourti Department, the Tassara Department, the Tesker Department and the Makalondi Department, plus five seats for foreign nationals.
Results
According to the Niger Constitution, the Constitutional Court is responsible for the publication of the results of the parliamentary elections. The final election results are as follows:
| Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) | 1,701,372 | 35.7% | 75 |
| Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation (MODEN-FA Lumana Africa) | 613.905 | 12.9% | 25th |
| National Development Society Movement (MNSD-Nassara) | 488,584 | 10.3% | 20th |
| Patriotic Movement for the Republic (MPR-Jamhuriya) | 339,798 | 7.1% | 13 |
| Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal (MNRD-Hankuri) / Nigerien Social Democratic Party (PSDN-Alhéri) | 198,444 | 4.2% | 6th |
| Nigerien Patriotic Movement (MPN-Kiishin Kassa) | 155.003 | 3.3% | 5 |
| Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ANDP-Zaman Lahiya) | 140,579 | 2.9% | 4th |
| Social Democratic Alliance (RSD-Gaskiya) | 137,577 | 2.9% | 4th |
| Alliance of Movements for the Rise of Niger (AMEN-AMIN) | 142,642 | 3.0% | 3 |
| Congress for the Republic (CPR-Inganci) | 122,449 | 2.6% | 3 |
| Democratic and Social Assembly (CDS-Rahama) | 114,321 | 2.4% | 3 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Progress (RDP-Jama'a) | 114.141 | 2.4% | 3 |
| Union for Democracy and Republic (UDR-Tabbat) | 105.037 | 2.2% | 2 |
| Alliance for Democratic Renewal (ARD-Adaltchi Mutunchi) | 69,458 | 1.5% | 2 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD-Bassira) | 43.164 | 0.9% | 2 |
| Democratic Alliance for Niger (ADN-Fusaha) | 73,977 | 1.5% | 1 |
| other | 201,436 | 4.3% | - |
| total | 4,761,887 | 100% | 171 |
literature
- Lisa Mueller, Lukas Matthews: The national elections in Niger, February – March 2016 . In: Electoral Studies . Vol. 43, September 2016, pp. 203–206 , doi : 10.1016 / j.electstud.2016.06.001 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ La commission électorale nigérienne a annoncé mercredi le chronogramme électoral de 2016. In: Niger Inter. July 30, 2015, accessed February 18, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Mahaman Bako: Assemblée nationale: Les sièges à l'Assemblée passent de 113 à 171 et le quota du genre rehaussé de 10 à 15% dans les fonctions électives. In: Le Sahel . 2014, accessed February 18, 2016 (French).
- ^ Constitution de la République du Niger . 2010, Art. 83, Art. 84, Art. 85, Art. 86 ( PDF [accessed on February 18, 2016]).
- ^ Niger - législative - Élections 2016. In: Perspective monde. Université de Sherbrooke, accessed August 19, 2017 (French).
- ↑ Results globaux provisoires. Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante, February 2016, archived from the original on October 17, 2016 ; accessed on March 13, 2016 (French).
