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1973 Cameroonian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 18 May 1973, the first since the promulgation of the country's new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,600 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 enlarged National Assembly,[1] winning all of them with a 98.4% turnout.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Cameroonian National Union 3,293,428 100 120 +70
Invalid/blank votes 1,577
Total 3,295,005 100 120 +70
Registered voters/turnout 3,348,989 98.4
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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