1978 Cameroonian parliamentary election

1978 Cameroonian parliamentary election

28 May 1978

All 120 seats in the National Assembly 60 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– UNC Ahmadou Ahidjo 100 120 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 28 May 1978. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. 2,618 candidates ran for a place on the CNU list, with 120 eventually winning a place on it, equal to the number seats available in the National Assembly, winning all of them with a 98% turnout.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cameroonian National Union	3,614,768	100.00	120	0
Total		3,614,768	100.00	120	0
Valid votes		3,614,768	99.98
Invalid/blank votes		596	0.02
Total votes		3,615,364	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,663,358	98.69
Source: Nohlen et al.