Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

 on 17 May 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon.-History:Previously known as the Cameroon National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985...

, which won 116 of the 180 seats, including seven constituencies in which the result had originally been cancelled by the Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Cameroon

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body in Cameroon. As defined in Article V of the Constitution of Cameroon, the Supreme Court is above the courts of appeal and the tribunals. It is nominally independent of the executive and legislative branches of government, subject only to the oversight...

 due to serious irregularities and the election re-run. Voter turnout was 75.6%.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement Cameroon People's Democratic Movement The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon.-History:Previously known as the Cameroon National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985...	1,399,751	48.0	109
Social Democratic Front	685,689	23.5	43	New
National Union for Democracy and Progress National Union for Democracy and Progress (Cameroon) The National Union for Democracy and Progress is a political party in Cameroon, drawing its main support from the north of the country. It was established as an opposition party in the early 1990s and won the second largest number of seats in the 1992 parliamentary election...	392,712	13.5	13
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon Union of the Peoples of Cameroon The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon is a political party in Cameroon.-History:UPC was founded on April 10, 1948, at a meeting in the bar Chez Sierra in Bassa. 12 men assisted the founding meeting, including Charles Assalé, Léonard Bouli, and Guillaume Bagal. The majority of the participants were...	78,452	2.7	1
Cameroon Democratic Union	76,644	2.6	5	New
Movement for the Defense of the Republic	71,762	2.5	1
National Alliance for Democracy and Progress	25,658	0.9	0	New
Union of Democratic Forces of Cameroon	19,824	0.7	0	New
Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth	12,973	0.4	1	New
Cameroonian Party of Democrats Cameroonian Party of Democrats The Cameroonian Party of Democrats is a political party in Cameroon....	|3,460	0.1	0	0
Other parties	121,791	4.2	0
Invalid/blank votes	63,137
Vacant seats*
7
Total	2,906,186	100	180	0
Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al

* The seven seats were later won by the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon.-History:Previously known as the Cameroon National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985...

in by-elections.