British Cameroons parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in British Cameroons on 24 January 1959. The result was a victory for the Kamerun National Democratic Party, which won 14 of the 26 seats in the House of Assembly.^[1]

Results

Of the twelve seats won by the Kamerun National Congress–Kamerun People's Party alliance, eight were won by the KNC and four by the KPP.^[2]

References

Elections and referendums in Cameroon Presidential elections 1965 1970 1975 1980 1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011 Parliamentary elections 1964 1970 1973 1978 1983 1988 1992 1997 2002 2007 2013 Pre-union elections French Cameroon: 1946 (Mar) 1946 (Dec) 1952 1956 1960 British Cameroons: 1954 1957 1959 1961 French elections 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 1957 Referendums 1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1960 (French) 1961 (British) 1972

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