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1988 Cameroonian general election
General elections were held in Cameroon on 24 April 1988 to elect a President and National Assembly . The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent Paul Biya was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was re-elected unopposed.
For the first time since 1960 voters had a choice of candidates in the National Assembly election, with two or more CPDM candidates contesting each constituency, and a total of 324 candidates running for the 180 seats in the enlarged Assembly.[1] Nevertheless, the CPDM won all 180 seats with a 90.3% turnout.[2] [3]
Results [ edit ]
President [ edit ]
Candidate Party Votes % Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 3,321,872 100.00 Total 3,321,872 100.00 Valid votes 3,321,872 98.75 Invalid/blank votes 42,218 1.25 Total votes 3,364,090 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,634,568 92.56 Source: Nohlen et al.
National Assembly [ edit ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 3,179,898 100.00 180 +60 Total 3,179,898 100.00 180 +60 Valid votes 3,179,898 96.86 Invalid/blank votes 102,986 3.14 Total votes 3,282,884 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,634,568 90.32 Source: Nohlen et al.
References [ edit ]