Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1992
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 1 March 1992. They were first multi-party elections for the National Assembly since 1964, although they were boycotted by the Social Democratic Front and the Cameroon Democratic Union.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling (and formerly sole legal party) Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 88 of the 180 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 60.7%.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
989,044 |
45.5 |
88 |
-92 |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress |
770,586 |
35.5 |
68 |
New |
| Union of the Peoples of Cameroon |
189,542 |
8.7 |
6 |
New |
| Movement for the Defense of the Republic |
87,446 |
4.0 |
18 |
New |
| Cameroonian Party of Democrats |
39,758 |
1.8 |
0 |
New |
| National Party for Progress |
17,094 |
0.8 |
0 |
New |
| Other parties |
79,939 |
3.7 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
238,200 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
2,435,443 |
|
180 |
0 |
| Source: IPU, Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
- ^ Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p180 ISBN 0198296452