Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1997

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Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1997
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Turnout 75.6%

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Paul Biya John Fru Ndi Maigari Bello Bouba
Party RDPC FSD UNDP
Seats before 88 - 68
Seats won 109 43 13
Seat changeIncrease2.svg21Increase2.svg43Decrease2.svg55
Popular vote 1,399,751 685,689 392,712
Percentage 48.0% 23.5% 13.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.5%Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg12.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Adamou Ndam Njoya
Party UDC UPC MDR
Seats before - 6 6
Seats won 5 1 1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote 76,644 78,452 71,762
Percentage 2.6% 2.7% 2.5%
SwingSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg6.0%Decrease2.svg1.5%
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Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 116 of the 180 seats, [1] including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities and the election re-run. [2] Voter turnout was 75.6%. [3]

Cameroon Republic in West Africa

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Although Cameroon is not an ECOWAS member state, it geographically and historically is in West Africa with the Southern Cameroons which now form her Northwest and Southwest Regions having a strong West African history. The country is sometimes identified as West African and other times as Central African due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West and Central Africa.

Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement political party; name adopted by the Union Nationale Camerounaise in 1985.

The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon. Previously known as the Cameroonian National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985. The National President of the CPDM is Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon, while the Secretary-General of the RDPC's Central Committee is Jean Nkuete.

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in Cameroon. As defined in Article V of the Constitution of Cameroon, the Supreme Court is above the courts of appeal and the tribunals. It is nominally independent of the executive and legislative branches of government, subject only to the oversight of the Higher Judicial Council. The justices are appointed by the president of Cameroon. The court is headquartered in Yaoundé.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/-
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 1,399,75148.0109+21
Social Democratic Front 685,68923.543New
National Union for Democracy and Progress 392,71213.513–55
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 78,4522.71–5
Cameroon Democratic Union 76,6442.65New
Movement for the Defence of the Republic 71,7622.51–5
National Alliance for Democracy and Progress25,6580.90New
Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon19,8240.70New
Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth 12,9730.41New
Cameroonian Party of Democrats 3,4600.100
Other parties121,7914.20–
Invalid/blank votes63,137–––
Vacant seats [a] ––7–
Total2,906,1861001800
Registered voters/turnout3,844,33075.6––
Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al.

a The seven seats were later won by the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in by-elections.

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References

  1. ↑ Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ↑ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
  3. ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p180 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
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