Cambodian general election, 1998

Cambodian general election, 1998

26 July 1998
All 122 seats to the National Assembly 62 seats needed for a majority
Registered	5,395,595 13.2%
Turnout	5,057,679 (93.7%) 4.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hun Sen Norodom Ranariddh Sam Rainsy Party CPP FUNCINPEC SRP Leader since 14 January 1985 February 1992 June 1995 Leader's seat Kandal Kampong Cham Kampong Cham Last election 51 seats, 38.2% 58 seats, 45.5% Did not stand Seats before 51 58 0 Seats won 64 43 15 Seat change 13 15 15 Popular vote 2,030,790 1,554,405 699,665 Percentage 41.4% 31.7% 14.3% Swing 3.1% 13.8% 14.3%
Prime Minister before election Ung Huot FUNCINPEC Elected Prime Minister Hun Sen CPP

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General elections were held in Cambodia on 26 July 1998. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party, which won 64 of the 122 seats. Voter turnout was 93.7%.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cambodian People's Party	2,030,790	41.4	64	+13
	FUNCINPEC	1,554,405	31.7	43	–15
	Sam Rainsy Party	699,665	14.3	15	+15
	Democratic Party	90,000	1.8	0	0
	Cambodian National Sustaining Party	71,093	1.4	0	0
	Liberal Democratic Party for National Salvation	46,424	0.9	0	0
	Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party	45,849	0.9	0	–10
	Nationalist Party	37,308	0.8	0	0
	Buddhist Liberal Party	32,959	0.7	0	0
	Khmer Angkor Party	26,482	0.5	0	0
	Cambodian Citizens' Party	23,713	0.5	0	0
	Cambodian Unity Party	19,232	0.4	0	0
	Republican Coalition Party	14,869	0.3	0	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	14,088	0.3	0	0
	Free Development Republican Party	13,780	0.3	0	0
	Rally for National Solidarity	13,038	0.3	0	0
	National Unification Party	11,089	0.2	0	0
	National Restoration Party	10,451	0.2	0	0
	Light of Freedom Party	8,395	0.2	0	0
	Molinaka and Naktaorsou Khmer for Freedom	8,395	0.2	0	–1
	Free Independent Democracy Party	3,938	0.1	0	0
	Neutral Democratic Party of Cambodia	3,869	0.1	0	0
	Free Republican Party	1,654	0.0	0	0
	Molinaka and Naktaorsou Khmer for Freedom	8,395	0.2	0	–1
	Twelve other parties	119,372	2.4	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		155,189	–	–	–
Total		5,057,679	100	122	+2
Registered voters/turnout		5,395,595	93.7	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

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