1973 Cameroonian parliamentary election explained

Country:Cameroon
Flag Year:1961
Previous Election:1970
Election Date:18 May 1973
Next Election:1978
Seats For Election:All 120 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:60
Party1:Cameroonian National Union
Leader1:Ahmadou Ahidjo
Percentage1:100
Seats1:120
Last Election1:50

Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 18 May 1973, the first since the promulgation of the country's new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,600 candidates ran for a place on the CNU list, with 120 eventually winning a place on it, equal to the number seats available in the enlarged National Assembly,[1] winning all of them with a 98.4% turnout.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/CAMEROON_1973_E.PDF Cameroon
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]