Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election, 1956

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroons 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]

French Cameroons former French Mandate territory

French Cameroons, or Cameroun, was a League of Nations Mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon.

The Cameroonian Union was a Cameroonian pro-independence party active in the French territory of Cameroun.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Cameroonian Union 249,69334.330
Cameroonian Party of Democrats 152,00020.920
Independent Peasants 69,4579.68
Cameroonian National Action Movement 48,6666.78
French Section of the Workers' International 18,0012.53
Other parties189,00026.0
Total726,81710070
Registered voters/turnout1,752,902
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References

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