1960 Cameroonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 10 April 1960. They were the first elections held in accordance with the new constitution, approved in a referendum in February, which created a unicameral federal National Assembly. The result was a slim victory for the Cameroonian Union, ^[1] forcing it to govern in coalition. However, the elections were marred by severe irregularities. ^[2]

Results

Julienne Keutcha was the only woman elected, becoming the first directly elected female member of the Cameroonian parliament.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cameroonian Union	606,000	44.91	51	+21
	Union of the Peoples of Cameroon	151,379	11.22	8	New
	People's Front for Unity and Peace	145,752	10.80	19	New
	Cameroonian Party of Democrats	139,780	10.36	12	–8
	Group of Cameroonian Progressives	60,686	4.50	7	–1
	Other parties	233,789	17.33	0	–
	Independents	11,853	0.88	3	New
Total		1,349,239	100.00	100	+30
Registered voters/turnout		1,940,438	–
Source: Nohlen et al. [3]

References

1. Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
2. Background Note: Cameroon US Department of State
3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p178 ISBN   0-19-829645-2