1984 Cameroonian presidential election

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1984 Cameroonian presidential election
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  1980 14 January 1984 1988  
  Biya at Andrews Air Force Base 1 (cropped).JPEG
Nominee Paul Biya
Party UNC
Popular vote10,693,804
Percentage100%

President before election

Paul Biya
UNC

Elected President

Paul Biya
UNC

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 14 January 1984. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. Its leader, Paul Biya, was the only candidate in the election, and won unopposed. [1] Voter turnout was 98%. [2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Paul Biya Cameroonian National Union 3,878,138100.00
Total3,878,138100.00
Valid votes3,878,13899.98
Invalid/blank votes6070.02
Total votes3,878,745100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,968,67397.73
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p183 ISBN   0-19-829645-2