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Cameroonian parliamentary election, 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,[ 1] including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities and the election re-run.[ 2] Voter turnout was 75.6%.[ 3]
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.
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