A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Cameroons on 23 June 1957.[1] The election was held after the resignation of Alexandre Douala Manga Bell, the holder of the second seat in the second college. Bell was re-elected with 33% of the vote.[1]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Douala Manga Bell | 54,942 | 32.83 |
| Ngouankeo Tchoumba | 50,023 | 29.89 |
| Pierre Dzietham | 44,681 | 26.70 |
| Jacques Ngom | 8,065 | 4.82 |
| Timothé Maah | 7,293 | 4.36 |
| Pierre Tayou | 2,365 | 1.41 |
| Total | 167,369 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 167,369 | 98.43 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,663 | 1.57 |
| Total votes | 170,032 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 461,232 | 36.86 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p906