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1959 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election

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1959 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election
Southern Cameroons
← 1957 24 January 1959 1961 →
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
KNDP John Ngu Foncha 53.42 14 +9
KNCKPP 37.45 12 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Premier before Premier after
E. M. L. Endeley
KNC
John Ngu Foncha
KNDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Southern Cameroons on 24 January 1959. The result was a victory for the Kamerun National Democratic Party, which won 14 of the 26 seats in the House of Assembly.[1]

Results

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Of the twelve seats won by the Kamerun National CongressKamerun People's Party alliance, eight were won by the KNC and four by the KPP.[2]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kamerun National Democratic Party73,30553.4214+9
Kamerun National CongressKamerun People's Party51,38437.4512+4
One Kamerun2,0211.470New
Independents10,5097.660New
Total137,219100.0026+13
Registered voters/turnout205,576
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p181 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ^ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database