2006 Cambodian Senate election
Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The Funcinpec Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats.[1] This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.
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57 of the 61 seats to the Senate 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 97.24% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
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Cambodian People's Party | 7,854 | 69.19 | 45 | +14 | |||
FUNCINPEC | 2,320 | 20.44 | 10 | -11 | |||
Sam Rainsy Party | 1,165 | 10.26 | 2 | -5 | |||
Total | 11,372 | 100 | 57 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,695 | 97.24 | – | – | |||
Source: IPU |
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