Cambodian communal elections, 2017

Cambodian communal elections, 2017

4 June 2017
1,646 Commune Chiefs 11,572 Commune Councillors
Registered	7,865,033
Turnout	7,107,395 (90.37%) 25.24%
First party Second party   Leader Hun Sen Kem Sokha Party CPP CNRP Leader since 14 January 1985 2 March 2017 Last election 1,592 chiefs 8,292 councillors 61.67% 40 chiefs 2,955 councillors 30.58% (combined) Popular vote 3,540,056 3,056,824 Percentage 50.76% 43.83% Swing 10.91% 13.25% Chiefs 1,156 489 Chiefs +/– 436 449 Councillors 6,503 5,007 Councillors +/– 1,789 2,052

Communal elections (Khmer: ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់ អាណត្តិទី៤ ឆ្នាំ២០១៧) were held in Cambodia on Sunday, 4 June 2017.^[1] The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that some 7.8 million of 9.6 million eligible Cambodians were registered to cast their ballots. 94,595 candidates from 12 political parties contested the 11,572 commune council seats in 1,646 communes of Cambodia.^[2] Voter turnout was a record 90.37%.^[3] There were concerns surrounding some irregularities in the polling.^[4]

The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party, albeit with a smaller majority, and saw large gains by the Cambodia National Rescue Party.^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Chiefs	+/–	Councillors	+/–
	Cambodian People's Party	3,540,056	50.76	1,156	436	6,503	1,789
	Cambodia National Rescue Party	3,056,824	43.83	489	449	5,007	2,052
	FUNCINPEC	132,319	1.90	0	1	28	123
	League for Democracy Party	122,882	1.76	0		4	4
	Khmer National United Party	78,724	1.13	1	1	24	24
	Beehive Social Democratic Party	31,334	0.45	0		1	1
	Grassroots Democratic Party	4,981	0.07	0		5	5
	Cambodian Nationality Party	2,161	0.03	0		0	1
	Cambodian Youth Party	1,505	0.02	0		0
	Cambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party	1,272	0.02	0		0
	Khmer Power Party	1,035	0.01	0		0
	Democratic Republican Party	818	0.01	0		0
Invalid/blank votes		133,484
Total		7,107,395	100	1,646	13	11,572	113
Registered voters/turnout		7,865,033	90.37
Source: National Election Committee

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