1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Cameroonian Union | 249,693 | 34.3 | 30 |
| Cameroonian Party of Democrats | 152,000 | 20.9 | 20 |
| Independent Peasants | 69,457 | 9.6 | 8 |
| Cameroonian National Action Movement | 48,666 | 6.7 | 8 |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 18,001 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Other parties | 189,000 | 26.0 | |
| Total | 726,817 | 100 | 70 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,752,902 | – | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p178 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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