1961 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Southern Cameroons on 30 December 1961. The result was a victory for the Kamerun National Democratic Party, which won 24 of the 37 seats in the House of Assembly.[1]

1961 Southern Cameroons parliamentary election
Southern Cameroons
← 1959 30 December 1961
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
KNDP John Ngu Foncha 54.94 24 +10
CNPC E. M. L. Endeley 26.80 10 −2
OK Ndeh Ntumazah 6.94 1 +1
Independents 10.76 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
John Ngu Foncha
KNDP
John Ngu Foncha
KNDP

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kamerun National Democratic Party140,34754.9424+10
Cameroon People's National Convention68,45826.8010–2
One Kamerun17,7336.941+1
Other parties1,4010.550New
Independents27,49410.762+2
Total255,433100.0037+11
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p181 ISBN 0-19-829645-2