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1961 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election

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1961 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election
Southern Cameroons
← 1959 30 December 1961
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
KNDP John Ngu Foncha 54.94 24 +10
CNPC E. M. L. Endeley 26.80 10 −2
OK Ndeh Ntumazah 6.94 1 +1
Independents 10.76 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
John Ngu Foncha
KNDP
John Ngu Foncha
KNDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Southern Cameroons on 30 December 1961. The result was a victory for the Kamerun National Democratic Party, which won 24 of the 37 seats in the House of Assembly.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kamerun National Democratic Party140,34754.9424+10
Cameroon People's National Convention68,45826.8010–2
One Kamerun17,7336.941+1
Other parties1,4010.550New
Independents27,49410.762+2
Total255,433100.0037+11
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