1964 Cameroonian parliamentary election

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1964 Cameroonian parliamentary election
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24 April 1964 1970  

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

PartyVotes%Seats
Cameroonian Union 1,863,61482.9840
Kamerun National Democratic Party 192,0818.5510
Cameroonian Party of Democrats 129,5715.770
Cameroon People's National Convention 60,4852.690
Total2,245,751100.0050
Total votes2,259,658
Source: Nohlen et al.

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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