1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election

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	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
RDPC	Paul Biya	48.46	109	+21
SDF	John Fru Ndi	23.74	43	New
UNDP	Maigari Bello Bouba	13.59	13	−55
UPC		2.72	1	−17
UDC	Adamou Ndam Njoya	2.65	5	New
MDR		2.48	1	−5
LMCY		0.45	1	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement won 116 of the 180 seats, including seven constituencies through by-elections after the first results were cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	1,399,751	48.46	109	+21
	Social Democratic Front	685,689	23.74	43	New
	National Union for Democracy and Progress	392,712	13.59	13	–55
	Union of the Peoples of Cameroon	78,452	2.72	1	–5
	Cameroon Democratic Union	76,644	2.65	5	New
	Movement for the Defence of the Republic	71,762	2.48	1	–5
	National Alliance for Democracy and Progress	25,658	0.89	0	New
	Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon	19,824	0.69	0	New
	Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth	12,973	0.45	1	New
	Cameroonian Party of Democrats	3,460	0.12	0	0
	Other parties	121,791	4.22	0	–
Vacant				7	–
Total		2,888,716	100.00	180	0

Valid votes		2,888,716	97.86
Invalid/blank votes		63,137	2.14
Total votes		2,951,853	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,844,330	76.78
Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al. (excludes vote figures from three constituencies)

The seven seats were later won by the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in by-elections.

References

Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database

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