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1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
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] Supreme Court due to serious irregularities and the election re-run.[2]
Results [ ] Party Votes % Seats +/– Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 1,399,751 48.46 109 +21 Social Democratic Front 685,689 23.74 43 New National Union for Democracy and Progress 392,712 13.59 13 –55 Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 78,452 2.72 1 –5 Cameroon Democratic Union 76,644 2.65 5 New Movement for the Defence of the Republic 71,762 2.48 1 –5 National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 25,658 0.89 0 New Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon 19,824 0.69 0 New Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth 12,973 0.45 1 New Cameroonian Party of Democrats 3,460 0.12 0 0 Other parties 121,791 4.22 0 – Vacant[a] 7 – Total 2,888,716 100.00 180 0 Valid votes 2,888,716 97.86 Invalid/blank votes 63,137 2.14 Total votes 2,951,853 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,844,330 76.78 Source: African Elections Database , Nohlen et al. (excludes vote figures from three constituencies)
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