Cameroon

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National Assembly

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 09 Feb 2020 to 22 Mar 2020
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Delayed elections
Expected date of next elections: 31 Mar 2026
Number of seats at stake: 180
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 6,900,928
Voters: 3,021,947
Voter turnout: 43.8%

Results

About the election: President Paul Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC/CPDM) took 152 of the 180 seats at stake (see note 1), up from 148. Its ally, the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP, led by Mr. Bello Bouba Maigari), came in second with 7 seats. The Social Democratic Front (SDF, an opposition party led by Mr. Ni John Nfru Ndi) had its share reduced from 18 to 5. The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM, led by Mr. Maurice Kamto) boycotted the 2020 elections.

The delayed elections in 2020 (see note 2) were overshadowed by violence in the north-west and south-west regions of the country where Anglophone separatists had declared independence in 2017. In December 2019, Parliament adopted a bill granting special status to the regions. However, the insurgency continued. Over 3,000 people were killed in the fighting between the separatists and security forces. Hundreds of people, including SDF members, were kidnapped by separatists who accused the SDF of not withdrawing their members from Parliament.

Note 1:

The RDPC/CPDM won 139 seats in February and all the 13 seats at stake in repeated elections held on 22 March in the north-west and south-west regions. These elections followed the Constitutional Court ruling of 25 February which had invalidated the results of 9 February.

Note 2:

The five-year term of the outgoing legislature was due to expire in October 2018. In July 2018, the National Assembly extended its term by one year to end in October 2019. In July 2019, the National Assembly further extended its term by two more months, to end on 29 December 2019.
Number of parties winning seats: 8
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 84.4%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC/CPDM)	152
National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP)	7
Cameroon Party for National Reconciliation (PCRN)	5
Social Democratic Front (SDF)	5
Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC)	4
Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC)	3
Movement for the Defense of the Republic (MDR)	2
Union of Socialist Movement (UMS)	2

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 109
Number of women elected: 58
Percentage of women elected: 34.7%
Women Directly Elected: 61
Sources: National Assembly (03.03.2020, 16.04.2020)

BBC

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Reuters

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https://www.electionguide.org

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 119
Total number of women after the election: 61
Percentage of women after the election: 33.9%
First-term parliamentarians: 93
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 51.7%
Date of the first session: 10 Mar 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Djibril Cavayé Yeguie (Male)
Date of birth: 01 Jan 1940
Political party: Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC/CPDM)
Date of election: 17 Mar 2020