1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroon on 23 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Cameroonian Union, which won 30 of the 70 seats in the Territorial Assembly. Voter turnout was 41.4%. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Cameroonian Union 249,69334.3530
Cameroonian Party of Democrats 152,00020.9120
Independent Peasants 69,4579.568
Cameroonian National Action Movement 48,6666.708
French Section of the Workers' International 18,0012.483
Other parties189,00026.00
Total726,817100.0069
Registered voters/turnout1,752,902
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p178 ISBN   0-19-829645-2