Chamber:
	Assemblée nationale - National Assembly
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	1 March 1992
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament following its premature dissolution by 13 months. General elections had previously been held in April 1988.
Background and outcome of elections:
	In April 1991, President of the Republic (since 1982) Paul Biya announced that general elections would take place before the end of the year. In October, in response to demands for a postponement by principal opposition parties, a new, later date (subsequently pushed back by two weeks) was set and the National Assembly adopted legislation stipulating that its term of office, which was due to expire in April 1993, would end in early 1992. The general elections were the first since the introduction of multipartyism in December 1990. Main challengers to the ruling Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (RDPC) were the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) led by Mr. Bello Bouba Maigari; the Cameroon People’s Union (UPC), headed by Mr. Frédéric Kodock; and the Democratic Movement for the Defence of the Republic (MDR). Altogether 751 candidates from 32 parties contested the Assembly’s 180 seats, 16 other groups (especially the coalition Social Democratic Front) having decided to boycott the elections. During the two-week campaign, debate focused on central issues such as the country’s economy although regional and tribal rivalries also played a significant part. Rejection of the opposition’s call for an antecedent national conference which would, inter alia, draft a new Constitution had set off a series of strikes and demonstrations in the months prior to the polling. Witnessed by international observers, voting took place in an atmosphere of relative calm. With a total of 88 seats, the RDPC remained the largest party in Parliament but fell three short of an absolute majority. Strong regional voting patterns gave the UNDP a general success in the north and the UPC a number of seats in the central part of the country. Given this overall result, Mr. Simon Achidi Achu (RDPC) was appointed Prime Minister on 9 April. He announced the composition of his RDPC-MDR Cabinet the same day.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (1 March 1992): Elections results
Number of registered electors	4,019,562
Voters	2,435,443 (60.59%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	238 200
Valid votes	2,197,243

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Candidates
Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (RDPC)	180
National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP)	167
Cameroon People’s Union (UPC)	94
Democratic Movement for the Defence of the Republic (MDR)	32
Others	278

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss*
Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (RDPC)	88	-92*
National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP)	68
Cameroon People’s Union (UPC)	18
Democratic Movement for the Defence of the Republic (MDR)	6
Others	-

Comments:
	* The RDPC was formerly the sole legal party.

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	158
Women:	22

Distribution of seats according to age:
26-31 years	7
31-36 years	17
36-41 years	21
41-46 years	35
46-51 years	28
51-56 years	27
56-61 years	29
61-66 years	8
66-71 years	6
71 and over	2
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Teachers	34
Businessmen	30
Civil servants	19
Engineers, technicians	12
Private sector managers	10
Municipal administrators	9
Farmers	9
Doctors	8
Pharmacists	4
Others	12

Comments:
	Data on remaining 28 members unavailable.