1964 Cameroonian parliamentary election

1964 Cameroonian parliamentary election

24 April 1964 1970  →

All 50 seats in the National Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats Cameroonian Union Ahmadou Ahidjo 82.98 40 KNDP John Ngu Foncha 8.55 10 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Charles Assalé Cameroonian Union Charles Assalé Cameroonian Union

Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 24 April 1964. They were the first elections held after Southern Cameroons (also known as West Cameroon) became part of the country in 1961. The result was a victory for the Cameroonian Union (UC), which won 40 of the 50 seats. The UC and the Cameroonian Party of Democrats only contested the 40 seats East Cameroon, while the Kamerun National Democratic Party and Cameroon People's National Convention contested the ten seats in West Cameroon. ^[1] The elections were marred by severe irregularities. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Cameroonian Union	1,863,614	82.98	40
	Kamerun National Democratic Party	192,081	8.55	10
	Cameroonian Party of Democrats	129,571	5.77	0
	Cameroon People's National Convention	60,485	2.69	0
Total		2,245,751	100.00	50
Total votes		2,259,658	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p179 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
2. Background Note: Cameroon US Department of State