| Country: | Cameroon |
| Previous Election: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | 17 May 1997 |
| Next Election: | 2002 |
| Leader1: | Paul Biya |
| Last Election1: | 88 |
| Party1: | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement |
| Percentage1: | 48.46 |
| Seats1: | 109 |
| Leader2: | John Fru Ndi |
| Last Election2: | new |
| Party2: | Social Democratic Front (Cameroon) |
| Percentage2: | 23.74 |
| Seats2: | 43 |
| Leader3: | Maigari Bello Bouba |
| Party3: | National Union for Democracy and Progress (Cameroon) |
| Last Election3: | 68 |
| Percentage3: | 13.59 |
| Seats3: | 13 |
| Leader5: | Adamou Ndam Njoya |
| Party5: | Cameroon Democratic Union |
| Last Election5: | new |
| Percentage5: | 2.65 |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Party4: | Union of the Peoples of Cameroon |
| Last Election4: | 18 |
| Percentage4: | 2.72 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Party6: | Movement for the Defence of the Republic |
| Last Election6: | 6 |
| Percentage6: | 2.48 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Party7: | LMCY |
| Last Election7: | new |
| Percentage7: | 0.45 |
| Seats7: | 1 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement won 116 of the 180 seats,[1] including seven constituencies through by-elections after the first results were cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities.[2]