Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Cameroon. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Cameroon.| Candidates - Parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Biya - Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais) | 2,665,359 | 70.92 | |
| Ni John Fru Ndi - Social Democratic Front (Front Social-Démocratique) | 654,066 | 17.40 | |
| Adamou Ndam Njoya - Cameroon Democratic Union (Union Démocratique du Cameroun) | 168,318 | 4.48 | |
| Garga Haman Adji - Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement) | 140,372 | 3.74 | |
| Justin Mouafo - Nationalism of Cameroonian Patriots (NPC-BUSH) | 14,915 | 0.40 | |
| Yondo Mandengue Black - Social Movement for New Democracy (MNSD) | 13,601 | 0.36 | |
| Anicet Ekane - Social Movement for New Democracy (MANIDEM) | 13,290 | 0.35 | |
| Fritz Pierre Ngo - Cameroon Ecological Movement (MEC) | 13,122 | 0.35 | |
| Jean Michel Tekam - Party of Social Democracy (PDS) | 12,785 | 0.34 | |
| Victorin Hameni Bieuleu - Union of Democratic Forces in Cameroon (UFDC) | 11,920 | 0.32 | |
| Boniface Forbin - Justice and Development Party (JDP) | 10,542 | 0.28 | |
| Djeukam Tchameni - Movement for Democracy and Interdependence (MDI) | 10,539 | 0.28 | |
| Jean-Jacques Ekindi - Progressive Movement (MP) | 10,158 | 0.27 | |
| Hubert Kamgang - Union of African Populations (UPA) | 7,508 | 0.20 | |
| George Dobgima Nyamndi - Social Liberal Congress (SLC) | 6,730 | 0.18 | |
| Gustave Essaka - Cameroon Integral Democracy (DIC) | 4,996 | 0.13 | |
| Total (turnout 82.2%) | 3,758,221 | 100.00 | |
| Source: African Elections Database | |||
| Parties | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RPDC) | 153 | +4 | ||
| Social Democratic Front (SDF) | 16 | –6 | ||
| National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) | 6 | +5 | ||
| Democratic Union of Cameroon (UDC) | 4 | –1 | ||
| Progressive Movement (MP) | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total (turnout 62%) | 180 | — | ||
| Source: AFP (for the first 163 seats) Xinhua (for 17 seats decided in a revote) | ||||
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