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

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