Parliamentary elections were held in

Southern Cameroons The Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British Empire, British League of Nations mandate territory of the British Cameroons in West Africa. Since 1961, it has been part of the Republic of Cameroon, where it makes up the Northwest Re ...

on 24 January 1959. The result was a victory for the

Kamerun National Democratic Party Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP) was a pro-independence political party active in Southern Cameroons (now known as Ambazonia) during the period of British Mandate rule. Pre-independence The KNDP was formed in 1955 by John Ngu Foncha. The p ...

, which won 14 of the 26 seats in the House of Assembly.

Results

Of the twelve seats won by the

Kamerun National Congress The Kamerun National Congress (KNC) was a political party in Southern Cameroons. History The KNC was established in 1952 as a merger of two pro-unification parties, the Kamerun United National Congress and the Cameroons National Federation.Mark ...

–

Kamerun People's Party The Kamerun People's Party (KPP) was a political party in British Cameroons. History The KPP was established as a breakaway from the Kamerun National Congress (KNC), when a faction led by Nerius Mbile, P. M. Kale, and Motomby-Woleta disagreed w ...

alliance, eight were won by the KNC and four by the KPP.Elections in Cameroon
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References

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