1989 Nigerien general election

General elections were held in Niger on 10 December 1989 to elect a President and National Assembly. They were the first elections since 1970, and followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in September, which had made the country a one-party state with the National Movement for the Development of Society as the sole legal party. As a result, its leader, the incumbent president Ali Saibou, was elected unopposed, and the party won all 93 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 95%.[2]

1989 Nigerien general election
10 December 1989
 
Nominee Ali Saibou
Party MNSD
Popular vote 3,316,182
Percentage 99.60%
President before election

Ali Saibou
MNSD

 Elected President

Ali Saibou
MNSD

Politics of Niger
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Government
National Assembly (dissolved)
Judiciary
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Results

For the first time, women won seats in the National Assembly, with Roukayatou Abdou Issaka, Bibata Adamou Dakaou, Souna Hadizatou Diallo, Aïssata Karidjo Mounkaïla and Marie Lebihan becoming the country's first female members of parliament.[3]

PartyPresidential candidateVotes%Seats
National Movement for the Development of SocietyAli Saibou3,316,18299.6093
Against13,4720.40–
Total3,329,654100.0093
Valid votes3,329,65499.84
Invalid/blank votes5,2590.16
Total votes3,334,913100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,508,20495.06
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Elections in Niger African Elections Database
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p685 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. Alice J. Kang (2015) Bargaining for Women's Rights: Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy, p117
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