1978 Cameroonian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 28 May 1978. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,618 candidates ran for a place on the CNU list, with 120 eventually winning a place on it, equal to the number seats available in the National Assembly,[1] winning all of them with a 98.0% turnout.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Cameroonian National Union3,614,768100.001200
Total3,614,768100.001200
Valid votes3,614,76899.98
Invalid/blank votes5960.02
Total votes3,615,364100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,663,35898.69
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p179 ISBN 0-19-829645-2