1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 116 of the 180 seats,[1] including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities and the election re-run.[2] Voter turnout was 75.6%.[3]

Cameroonian parliamentary election, 1997

17 May 1997
Turnout	75.6%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul Biya John Fru Ndi Maigari Bello Bouba Party RDPC FSD UNDP Seats before 88 - 68 Seats won 109 43 13 Seat change 21 43 55 Popular vote 1,399,751 685,689 392,712 Percentage 48.0% 23.5% 13.5% Swing 2.5% 12.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Adamou Ndam Njoya Party UDC UPC MDR Seats before - 6 6 Seats won 5 1 1 Seat change 5 5 5 Popular vote 76,644 78,452 71,762 Percentage 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% Swing 6.0% 1.5%

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	1,399,751	48.0	109	+21
Social Democratic Front	685,689	23.5	43	New
National Union for Democracy and Progress	392,712	13.5	13	–55
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon	78,452	2.7	1	–5
Cameroon Democratic Union	76,644	2.6	5	New
Movement for the Defence of the Republic	71,762	2.5	1	–5
National Alliance for Democracy and Progress	25,658	0.9	0	New
Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon	19,824	0.7	0	New
Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth	12,973	0.4	1	New
Cameroonian Party of Democrats	3,460	0.1	0	0
Other parties	121,791	4.2	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	63,137	–	–	–
Vacant seats^[a]	–	–	7	–
Total	2,906,186	100	180	0
Registered voters/turnout	3,844,330	75.6	–	–
Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al.

^a The seven seats were later won by the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in by-elections.

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, p180 ISBN 0-19-829645-2