French legislative election, 1956 (Cameroon)

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Cameroons on 2 January 1956.^[1]

Electoral system

The four seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected three MPs in the second college.

Results

First college

Candidate	Votes	%
Maurice Plantier	2,632	50.5
Joseph Gaucher	951	18.3
André Duru	729	14.0
Georges Molinatti	77	1.5
Six other candidates	900	17.2
Invalid/blank votes	169	–
Total	5,381	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,804	49.8
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college

Candidate	Votes	%
Seat 1
Jules Ninine	73,085	44.9
Ahmadou Ahidjo	47,783	29.4
Akana Ibrahima Akono	35,252	21.6
Paul-François Martin	6,567	4.1
Invalid/blank votes	3,370	–
Total	166,147	100
Registered voters/turnout	315,172	52.7
Seat 2
Alexandre Douala Manga Bell	41,365	38.9
Ngouankeo Tchoumba	20,979	19.7
Daniel Kemajou	15,103	14.2
Mathias Djoumessi	13,536	12.7
Marcel Bebey-Eyidi	7,656	7.2
Robert Tawanba	3,074	2.9
Paul Monthé	2,043	1.9
Three other candidates	2,713	2.5
Invalid/blank votes	1,724	–
Total	108,193	100
Registered voters/turnout	274,050	39.5
Seat 3
André Mbida	66,386	42.0
Charles Assalé	45,984	29.1
Louis-Paul Aujoulat	20,529	13.0
Charles Okala	17,724	11.2
Three other candidates	7,438	4.7
Invalid/blank votes	1,163	–
Total	159,224	100
Registered voters/turnout	259,203	61.4
Source: Sternberger et al

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp904–906