1952 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroons on 30 March 1952.[1]

Electoral system

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At the time of the election, the Territorial Assembly had 50 seats, of which 18 were elected by the first college and 32 were elected by the second college.[1]

Campaign

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A total of 303 candidates ran for the 50 seats; 65 candidates contested the 18 seats in the first college and 238 candidates contested the 32 seats in the second college.[1]

Results

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Of the 7,788 voters in the first college, 4,300 cast votes, whilst in the second college, 330,000 of the 520,605 registered voters voted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p908