1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroon 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 | |
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| Cameroonian Union | 249,693 | 34.35 | 30 | |
| Cameroonian Party of Democrats | 152,000 | 20.91 | 20 | |
| Independent Peasants | 69,457 | 9.56 | 8 | |
| Cameroonian National Action Movement | 48,666 | 6.70 | 8 | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 18,001 | 2.48 | 3 | |
| Other parties | 189,000 | 26.00 | – | |
| Total | 726,817 | 100.00 | 69 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,752,902 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p178 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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