1988 Cameroonian general election

General elections were held in Cameroon on 24 April 1988 to elect a President and National Assembly. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement as the sole legal party. Its leader, incumbent Paul Biya was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was re-elected unopposed.

1988 Cameroonian general election

← 1983 24 April 1988 1992 →

For the first time since 1960 voters had a choice of candidates in the National Assembly election, with two or more CPDM candidates contesting each constituency, and a total of 324 candidates running for the 180 seats in the enlarged Assembly.^[1] Nevertheless, the CPDM won all 180 seats with a 90.3% turnout.^[2][3]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Paul Biya	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	3,321,872	100.00
Total			3,321,872	100.00
Valid votes			3,321,872	98.75
Invalid/blank votes			42,218	1.25
Total votes			3,364,090	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,634,568	92.56
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	3,179,898	100.00	180	+60
Total		3,179,898	100.00	180	+60
Valid votes		3,179,898	96.86
Invalid/blank votes		102,986	3.14
Total votes		3,282,884	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,634,568	90.32
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Cameroon Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p179 ISBN 0-19-829645-2