1957 Nigerien Territorial Assembly election

{{Infobox legislative election

| country = France

| flag_year =

| previous_election = 1952

| next_election = 1958

| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly

| majority_seats = 31

| election_date = 31 March 1957

| turnout = 28.68%

| party1 = Sawaba

| leader1 = Djibo Bakary

| percentage1 = 64.52

| last_election1 = New

| seats1 = 41

| leader2 = Hamani Diori

| party2 = Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally

| percentage2 = 29.96

| last_election2 = 0

| seats2 = 19

| title =

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}}{{Politics of Niger}}

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Niger on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Sawaba party, which won 41 of the 60 seats.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1484Abdourahmane Idrissa & Samuel Decalo (2012) [https://books.google.com/books?id=GFFjEMjKrWkC&pg=PA331 Historical Dictionary of Niger] p331

Results

{{Election results

|image=File:Niger Assemblee 1957.svg

|party1=Sawaba|votes1=222958|seats1=41

|party2=Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally|votes2=103518|seats2=19

|party3=Nigerien Democratic Front|votes3=1871|seats3=0

|party4=Others|votes4=17212|seats4=0

|invalid=8630

|electorate=1234906

|source=Sternberger et al.

}}

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