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]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Cameroonian Union249,69334.330
Cameroonian Party of Democrats152,00020.920
Independent Peasants69,4579.68
Cameroonian National Action Movement48,6666.78
French Section of the Workers' International18,0012.53
Other parties189,00026.0
Total726,81710070
Registered voters/turnout1,752,902
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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