British Cameroons referendum, 1961

A referendum was held in British Cameroons on 11 February 1961 to determine whether the territory should join neighbouring Cameroon or Nigeria. The option of independence having been opposed by Andrew Cohen, the UK representative to the UN Trusteeship Council, it was not presented as an option. Ultimately the Muslim-majority Northern Cameroons saw a majority of 60% in favour of joining Nigeria, whilst the Christian-majority Southern Cameroons saw 70.5% in favour of integration with Cameroon.^[1] Northern Cameroon officially became part of Nigeria on 1 June, whilst Southern Cameroons became part of Cameroon on 1 October.

Results

References

Elections and referendums in Cameroon
Presidential elections	1965 1970 1975 1980 1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011 2018
Parliamentary elections	1964 1970 1973 1978 1983 1988 1992 1997 2002 2007 2013
Pre-union elections	French Cameroon: 1946 (Mar) 1946 (Dec) 1952 1956 1960 British Cameroons: 1954 1957 1959 1961
French elections	1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 1957
Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1960 (French) 1961 (British) 1972

Elections in Nigeria
Presidential elections	1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
House elections	1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1947 1954 1959 1964 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Senate elections	1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Regional elections	1951 1953 1954 1956−57 1960−61 1964 British Cameroons: 1959 1961
Local elections	1950 1953
Referendums	1959 1961