1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroons on 23 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Cameroonian Union, which won 30 of the 70 seats in the Territorial Assembly. Voter turnout was 41.4%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Cameroonian Union	249,693	34.3	30
Cameroonian Party of Democrats	152,000	20.9	20
Independent Peasants	69,457	9.6	8
Cameroonian National Action Movement	48,666	6.7	8
French Section of the Workers' International	18,001	2.5	3
Other parties	189,000	26.0
Total	726,817	100	70
Registered voters/turnout	1,752,902		–
Source: Nohlen et al.