Battle of Backbone Mountain

Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 14 January 1984. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Cameroonian National Union as the sole legal party. Its leader, Paul Biya, was the only candidate in the election, and won unopposed.[1] Voter turnout was 98%.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Paul BiyaCameroonian National Union3,878,138100.00
Total3,878,138100.00
Valid votes3,878,13899.98
Invalid/blank votes6070.02
Total votes3,878,745100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,968,67397.73
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p183 ISBN 0-19-829645-2