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1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Cameroon
previous_election	1992
election_date	17 May 1997
next_election	2002
seats_for_election	All 180 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	90
turnout	76.78% ( 16.05pp)
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
leader4	Henri Hogbe Nlend
party4	Union of the Peoples of Cameroon
last_election4	18
percentage4	2.72
seats4	1
leader6	Dakolé Daïssala
party6	Movement for the Defence of the Republic
last_election6	6
percentage6	2.48
seats6	1
leader7	Dieudonné Tina
party7	Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth
last_election7	new
percentage7	0.45
seats7	1
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Peter Mafany Musonge
before_party	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
after_election	Peter Mafany Musonge
after_party	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

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

References

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2053_97.htm Cameroon] Inter-Parliamentary Union
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html Elections in Cameroon] African Elections Database

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