Cameroonian presidential election, 1997

Cameroon

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Cameroon



Other countries  Atlas
Politics portal

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the Social Democratic Front, the National Union for Democracy and Progress, and the Cameroon Democratic Union, as well as the smaller African Peoples Union. As a result incumbent Paul Biya won 92.57% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was 81.4%.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Paul Biya Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 3,167,820 92.57
Henri Hogbe Nlend Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 85,693 2.5
Samuel Eboua Movement for the Defense of the Republic 83,506 2.44
Albert Dzongang Popular Party for Development 40,814 1.19
Joachim Tabi Owono Action for Meritocracy and Equal Opportunities 15,817 0.46
Antoine N鈥橠emannu Rally of Peoples without Borders 15,490 0.45
Gustave Essaka Cameroon Integral Democracy 12,915 0.38
Invalid/blank votes 84,890 -
Total 3,506,945 100
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p184 ISBN 0198296452