1948 Niger by-election

1948 Niger by-election

27 June 1948

First party Second party   Candidate Georges Mahaman Condat [fr] Djibo Bakary Party UNIS Progressive Popular vote 15,219 5,375 Percentage 71.74% 25.34%

A by-election was held in the Niger constituency of the French National Assembly on 27 June 1948,[1] after the territory was given a second seat in the Assembly. The result was a victory for Georges Mahaman Condat [fr] of the Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Georges Mahaman Condat [fr]	Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers	15,219	71.74
	Djibo Bakary	Nigerien Progressive Party	5,375	25.34
	Ferron		396	1.87
	Petit		225	1.06
Total			21,215	100.00
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1483