1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election
# 1956 Cameroonian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Cameroon on 23 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Cameroonian Union, which won 30 of the 70 seats in the Territorial Assembly. Voter turnout was 41.4%.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Cameroonian Union | 249,693 | 34.35 | 30 |
| | Cameroonian Party of Democrats | 152,000 | 20.91 | 20 |
| | Independent Peasants | 69,457 | 9.56 | 8 |
| | Cameroonian National Action Movement | 48,666 | 6.70 | 8 |
| | French Section of the Workers' International | 18,001 | 2.48 | 3 |
| | Other parties | 189,000 | 26.00 | – |
| Total | Total | 726,817 | 100.00 | 69 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,752,902 | – | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||||
