1961 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Southern Cameroons on 30 December 1961. The result was a victory for the Kamerun National Democratic Party, which won 24 of the 37 seats in the House of Assembly.[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Kamerun National Democratic Party | 140,347 | 54.94 | 24 | +10 | |
Cameroon People's National Convention | 68,458 | 26.80 | 10 | –2 | |
One Kamerun | 17,733 | 6.94 | 1 | +1 | |
Other parties | 1,401 | 0.55 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 27,494 | 10.76 | 2 | +2 | |
Total | 255,433 | 100.00 | 37 | +11 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p181 ISBN 0-19-829645-2