Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1978

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 28 May 1978. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,618 candidates ran for a place on the CNU list, with 120 eventually winning a place on it, equal to the number seats available in the National Assembly,^[1] winning all of them with a 98.0% turnout.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Cameroonian National Union	3,614,768	100	120	0
Invalid/blank votes	596	–	–	–
Total	3,615,364	100	120	0
Registered voters/turnout	3,663,358	98.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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

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