1988 Cameroonian general election

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.

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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 BiyaCameroon People's Democratic Movement3,321,872100
Invalid/blank votes42,218–
Total3,364,090100
Registered voters/turnout3,634,56892.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement3,179,898100180+60
Invalid/blank votes102,986–––
Total3,282,884100180+60
Registered voters/turnout3,634,56890.3––
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References
  1. Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p179 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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