Country: | Niger |
Previous Election: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1989 |
Seats For Election: | All 50 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Election Date: | 22 October 1970 |
Turnout: | 97.11% |
Leader1: | Hamani Diori |
Party1: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
Percentage1: | 100 |
Last Election1: | 50 |
Seats1: | 50 |
President | |
Before Election: | Hamani Diori |
Before Party: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
After Election: | Hamani Diori |
After Party: | Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally |
Parliamentary elections were held in Niger on 22 October 1970. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 50 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was reported at 97.1%.[2]