1961 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election

← 1959

30 December 1961

	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

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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.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kamerun National Democratic Party	140,347	54.94	24	+10
	Cameroon People's National Convention	68,458	26.80	10	–2
	One Kamerun	17,733	6.94	1	+1
	Other parties	1,401	0.55	0	New
	Independents	27,494	10.76	2	+2
Total		255,433	100.00	37	+11

Source: Nohlen et al.

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

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