1972 Cambodian presidential election
Presidential elections were held for the first, and to date only time in Cambodia on 4 June 1972, following the toppling of the monarchy and the declaration of the Khmer Republic in the 1970 coup. The result was a victory for Lon Nol, who won 54.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 57.6%.[1]
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Lon Nol | Social Republican Party | 578,560 | 54.9 |
| In Tam | Democratic Party | 257,496 | 24.4 |
| Keo An | Republican Party | 217,174 | 20.6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,275 | – | |
| Total | 1,059,505 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p76 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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