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A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Cameroons on 23 June 1957.[1] The election was held after the resignation of Alexandre Douala Manga Bell, the holder of the second seat in the second college. Bell was re-elected with 33% of the vote.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Alexandre Douala Manga Bell | 54,942 | 32.83 |
| Ngouankeo Tchoumba | 50,023 | 29.89 |
| Pierre Dzietham | 44,681 | 26.70 |
| Jacques Ngom | 8,065 | 4.82 |
| Timothé Maah | 7,293 | 4.36 |
| Pierre Tayou | 2,365 | 1.41 |
| Total | 167,369 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 167,369 | 98.43 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,663 | 1.57 |
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| Total votes | 170,032 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 461,232 | 36.86 |
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| Source: Sternberger et al. |
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