Country: | Cameroon |
Previous Election: | 1978 |
Election Date: | 29 May 1983 |
Next Election: | 1988 |
Seats For Election: | All 120 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 60 |
Party1: | Cameroonian National Union |
Leader1: | Paul Biya |
Percentage1: | 100 |
Seats1: | 120 |
Last Election1: | 120 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 29 May 1983. 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 National Assembly. The party won all seats with a 99% turnout.[1] [2]