Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 1 March 1992. They were first multi-party elections for the

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since

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, although they were boycotted by the Social Democratic Front and the

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. The result was a victory for the ruling (and formerly sole legal party) Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 88 of the 180 seats. Voter turnout was 60.7%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p180

Results

References

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