Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 24 April 1964. They were the first elections held after

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(also known as West Cameroon) became part of the country in 1961. The result was a victory for the

Cameroonian Union The Cameroonian Union (french: Union camérounaise or UC) was a Cameroonian pro-independence party active in the French territory of Cameroun. The UC was formed by Ahmadou Ahidjo in 1958 when he broke from André-Marie Mbida and the Bloc Démo ...

(UC), which won 40 of the 50 seats. The UC and the Cameroonian Party of Democrats only contested the 40 seats East Cameroon, while the Kamerun National Democratic Party and

Cameroon People's National Convention The Cameroon People's National Convention (CPNC) was a political party in British Cameroons. History The CPNC was established in May 1960 by a merger of the Kamerun National Congress and the Kamerun People's Party,Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Neh ...

contested the ten seats in West Cameroon. The elections were marred by severe irregularities.Background Note: Cameroon
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Results

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