1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election

none Cameroon 1992 17 May 1997 2002 All 180 seats in the National Assembly 90 76.78% ( 16.05pp) Paul Biya 88 Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 48.46 109 John Fru Ndi new Social Democratic Front (Cameroon) 23.74 43 Maigari Bello Bouba National Union for Democracy and Progress (Cameroon) 68 13.59 13 Adamou Ndam Njoya Cameroon Democratic Union new 2.65 5 Henri Hogbe Nlend Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 18 2.72 1 Dakolé Daïssala Movement for the Defence of the Republic 6 2.48 1 Dieudonné Tina Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth new 0.45 1 Prime Minister Peter Mafany Musonge Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Peter Mafany Musonge Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement won 116 of the 180 seats,Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union including seven constituencies through by-elections after the first results were cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities.Elections in Cameroon https://web.archive.org/web/20110903053954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html 2011-09-03 African Elections Database Results File:Cameroun Assemblée nationale 1997.svg Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 1399751 109 +21 Social Democratic Front 685689 43 New National Union for Democracy and Progress 392712 13 –55 Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 78452 1 –5 Cameroon Democratic Union 76644 5 New Movement for the Defence of the Republic 71762 1 –5 National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 25658 0 New Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon 19824 0 New Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth 12973 1 New Cameroonian Party of Democrats 3460 0 0 Other parties 121791 0 – 63137 VacantThe seven seats were later won by the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in by-elections. 7 – 0 3844330 African Elections Database, Nohlen et al. (excludes vote figures from three constituencies) References Cameroon Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Cameroon Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Cameroon