Cameroonian general election, 1988

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General elections were held in Cameroon on 24 April 1988 to elect a President and National Assembly. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent Paul Biya was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was re-elected unopposed.

For the first time since 1960 voters had a choice of candidates in the National Assembly election, with two or more CPDM candidates contesting each constituency, and a total of 324 candidates running for the 180 seats in the enlarged Assembly.^[1] Nevertheless, the CPDM won all 180 seats with a 90.3% turnout.^[2]^[3]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Paul Biya	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	3,321,872	100
Invalid/blank votes		42,218	–
Total		3,364,090	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,634,568	92.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	3,179,898	100	180	+60
Invalid/blank votes	102,986	–	–	–
Total	3,282,884	100	180	+60
Registered voters/turnout	3,634,568	90.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
↑ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p179 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Cameroon
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