2006 Cambodian Senate election

2006 Cambodian Senate elections

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57 of the 61 seats to the Senate
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 97.24%
|  | Majority party  | Minority party  | Third party

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Leader  | Chea Sim | Unknown  | Kong Korm
Party  | CPP | FUNCINPEC | SRP
Seats before  | 31  | 21  | 7
Seats after  | 45 | 10  | 2
Seat change  |  14  |  11  |  5
Popular vote  | 7,854 | 2,320  | 1,165
Percentage  | 69.19% | 20.44%  | 10.26%

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| Senate President before election

Chea Sim
CPP

| Elected Senate President

Chea Sim
CPP

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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.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Cambodian People's Party| 7,854| 69.19| 45
| FUNCINPEC| 2,320| 20.44| 10
| Sam Rainsy Party| 1,165| 10.26| 2
| Khmer Democratic Party| 13| 0.11| 0
Appointed members| | 4
Total| 11,352| 100.00| 61
Valid votes| 11,352| 99.82|
Invalid/blank votes| 20| 0.18|
Total votes| 11,372| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 11,384| 99.89|
Source: IPU, VOA

## References

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1. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: CAMBODIA (Senate) ELECTIONS IN 2006".

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