1956 French legislative election in Cameroon

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Cameroons on 2 January 1956.[1]

Electoral system

The four seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected three MPs in the second college.

Results

First college

Candidate	Votes	%
Maurice Plantier	2,632	50.5
Joseph Gaucher	951	18.3
André Duru	729	14.0
Georges Molinatti	77	1.5
Six other candidates	900	17.2
Invalid/blank votes	169	–
Total	5,381	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,804	49.8
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college

Candidate	Votes	%
Seat 1
Jules Ninine	73,085	44.9
Ahmadou Ahidjo	47,783	29.4
Akana Ibrahima Akono	35,252	21.6
Paul-François Martin	6,567	4.1
Invalid/blank votes	3,370	–
Total	166,147	100
Registered voters/turnout	315,172	52.7
Seat 2
Alexandre Douala Manga Bell	41,365	38.9
Ngouankeo Tchoumba	20,979	19.7
Daniel Kemajou	15,103	14.2
Mathias Djoumessi	13,536	12.7
Marcel Bebey Eyidi	7,656	7.2
Robert Tawanba	3,074	2.9
Paul Monthé	2,043	1.9
Three other candidates	2,713	2.5
Invalid/blank votes	1,724	–
Total	108,193	100
Registered voters/turnout	274,050	39.5
Seat 3
André-Marie Mbida	66,386	42.0
Charles Assalé	45,984	29.1
Louis-Paul Aujoulat	20,529	13.0
Charles Okala	17,724	11.2
Three other candidates	7,438	4.7
Invalid/blank votes	1,163	–
Total	159,224	100
Registered voters/turnout	259,203	61.4
Source: Sternberger et al

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp904–906