1959 Northern Cameroons referendum

1959 Northern Cameroons referendum
November 1959
Poster with referendum instructions
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Postpone decision 70,546 62.25%
Union with Nigeria 42,788 37.75%
Valid votes 113,334 99.54%
Invalid or blank votes 525 0.46%
Total votes 113,859 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 129,549 87.89%

A referendum on becoming part of Nigeria was held in the Northern Cameroons in November 1959. Voters were given the choice between a union with Nigeria and postponing the decision. Voters favoured the latter, with 62.25% voting to postpone the decision. A second referendum was held in 1961, with 60% voting to join Nigeria and 40% voting to join Cameroon.

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