1997 Cameroonian parliamentary election

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{{Infobox legislative election

| country = Cameroon

| previous_election = 1992

| election_date = 17 May 1997

| next_election = 2002

| leader1 = Paul Biya

| last_election1 = 88

| party1 = Cameroon People's Democratic Movement

| percentage1 = 48.46

| seats1 = 109

| leader2 = John Fru Ndi

| last_election2 = new

| party2 = Social Democratic Front (Cameroon)

| percentage2 = 23.74

| seats2 = 43

| leader3 = Maigari Bello Bouba

| party3 = National Union for Democracy and Progress (Cameroon)

| last_election3 = 68

| percentage3 = 13.59

| seats3 = 13

| leader5 = Adamou Ndam Njoya

| party5 = Cameroon Democratic Union

| last_election5 = new

| percentage5 = 2.65

| seats5 = 5

| leader4 =

| party4 = Union of the Peoples of Cameroon

| last_election4 = 18

| percentage4 = 2.72

| seats4 = 1

| leader6 =

| party6 = Movement for the Defence of the Republic

| last_election6 = 6

| percentage6 = 2.48

| seats6 = 1

| leader7 =

| party7 = LMCY

| last_election7 = new

| percentage7 = 0.45

| seats7 = 1

}}{{Politics of Cameroon}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 17 May 1997. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement won 116 of the 180 seats,[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2053_97.htm Cameroon] Inter-Parliamentary Union including seven constituencies through by-elections after the first results were cancelled by the Supreme Court due to serious irregularities.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cm.html Elections in Cameroon] African Elections Database