1960 Cameroonian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 10 April 1960. They were the first elections held in accordance with the new constitution, approved in a referendum in February, which created a unicameral federal National Assembly. The result was a slim victory for the Cameroonian Union,Elections in Cameroon https://web.archive.org/web/20110903053954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html 2011-09-03 African Elections Database forcing it to govern in coalition. However, the elections were marred by severe irregularities.Background Note: Cameroon US Department of State Results Julienne Keutcha was the only woman elected, becoming the first directly elected female member of the Cameroonian parliament. Cameroonian Union 606000 51 +21 Union of the Peoples of Cameroon 151379 8 New People's Front for Unity and Peace 145752 19 New Cameroonian Party of Democrats 139780 12 –8 Group of Cameroonian Progressives 60686 7 –1 Other parties 233789 0 – Independents 11853 3 New +30 1940438 Nohlen et al.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p178 0-19-829645-2 References Cameroon Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Cameroon Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results