2018 Cambodian Senate election
Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 25 February 2018 after being postponed from 14 January 2018.[1][2] For the first time, the Senate and parliamentary elections occurred in the same year. The result was a victory for the CPP, which won all 58 seats.[3] King Norodom Sihamoni nominated Princess Norodom Arunrasmy and Oum Somanin to the Senate.[4]
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58 of the 62 seats to the Senate 30 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 99.79%  0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Cambodian People's Party | 11,202 | 96.05 | 58 | +12 | |
| FUNCINPEC | 276 | 2.37 | 0 | New | |
| Khmer National United Party | 182 | 1.56 | 0 | New | |
| Cambodian Youth Party | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Appointed members | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11,663 | 100.00 | 62 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 11,663 | 99.94 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7 | 0.06 | |||
| Total votes | 11,670 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,695 | 99.79 | |||
| Source: Khmer Times | |||||
References
- "Hun Sen sets Senate elections for January". The Phnom Penh Post. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "Cambodia postpones Senate election to Feb. 25 next year - Xinhua | English.news.cn".
- "Cambodia's Ruling Party to Sweep Senate in Election Without Opposition". Voice of America. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "CPP claims all 58 seats up for grabs in Senate".
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