1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election

Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1997

17 May 1997
Turnout	75.6%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul Biya John Fru Ndi Maigari Bello Bouba Party RDPC FSD UNDP Seats before 88 - 68 Seats won 109 43 13 Seat change 21 43 55 Popular vote 1,399,751 685,689 392,712 Percentage 48.0% 23.5% 13.5% Swing 2.5% 12.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Adamou Ndam Njoya Party UDC UPC MDR Seats before - 6 6 Seats won 5 1 1 Seat change 5 5 5 Popular vote 76,644 78,452 71,762 Percentage 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% Swing 6.0% 1.5%

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, including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities and the election re-run. Voter turnout was 75.6%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	1,399,751	48.0	109	+21
Social Democratic Front	685,689	23.5	43	New
National Union for Democracy and Progress	392,712	13.5	13	–55
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon	78,452	2.7	1	–5
Cameroon Democratic Union	76,644	2.6	5	New
Movement for the Defence of the Republic	71,762	2.5	1	–5
National Alliance for Democracy and Progress	25,658	0.9	0	New
Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon	19,824	0.7	0	New
Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth	12,973	0.4	1	New
Cameroonian Party of Democrats	3,460	0.1	0	0
Other parties	121,791	4.2	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	63,137	–	–	–
Vacant seats[a]	–	–	7	–
Total	2,906,186	100	180	0
Registered voters/turnout	3,844,330	75.6	–	–
Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al.

^a The seven seats were later won by the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in by-elections.