British Cameroons parliamentary election, 1957

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Parliamentary elections were held in British Cameroons in March 1957. The Kamerun National Congress emerged as the largest party, winning six of the 13 seats in the House of Representatives.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Kamerun National Congress	35,626	45.4	6
Kamerun National Democratic Party	17,937	22.9	5
Kamerun People's Party	15,436	19.7	2
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon	9,440	12.0	0
Total	78,439	100	13
Registered voters/turnout	102,944		–
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p913

Elections and referendums in Cameroon
Presidential elections	1965 1970 1975 1980 1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011 2018
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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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