Parliament of the Khmer Republic

Cambodian legislature during the republic

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Parliament of the Khmer Republic

សភានៃសាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ

Type
Type|

Bicameral

Houses| Senate
National Assembly
History
Established| 18 March 1970
Disbanded| 17 April 1975
Preceded by| National Assembly
Succeeded by| Kampuchean People's Representative Assembly
Leadership

Speaker

In Tam
since 18 March 1970

Seats| 158
Elections

Senate voting system

| Elected directly by civil servants.

National Assembly voting system

| Elected directly by popular sovereignty.

The Parliament of the Khmer Republic (Khmer: សភានៃសាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ, Sâphéa ney Sathéarônârôdth Khmêr) was the official name of the bicameral legislature of Cambodia during the Republican period.[1] Elections were held for 32 members of the Senate and all the members of the National Assembly, newly established pursuant to the Constitution approved by popular referendum on April 30, 1972. It was replaced by Kampuchean People's Representative Assembly of Khmer Rouge.

## Legislature

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### Senate

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The Senate consisted of 40 members elected for 6 years, half of whom were renewable every 3 years. Three-fifths of the Senators were elected indirectly in the country's different regions, one-fifth by the civil administration, and the remaining fifth by the Council of the Armed Forces.

### National Assembly

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The National Assembly consisted of 126 members elected directly for 4 years by popular sovereignty.

## Electoral system

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All citizens of either sex who are at least 18 years of age, registered on the electoral lists and in full possession of their civil rights were entitled to vote for members of the National Assembly. The age requirement is 40 to vote for Senators. Electoral lists were revised every 4 years and voting was not compulsory.

### Elections

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Lon Nol, President of the Khmer Republic

#### 1972 Parliamentary Election

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Party  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–

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| Social Republican Party | 1,304,207 | 99.1 |

126

| +126
| Pracheachon | 12,854 | 0.90 |

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Invalid/blank votes | 8,498 | – | – | –
Total | 1,325,559 |  |

126

Registered voters/turnout | 1,686,900 | 78.6 | – | –

#### 1972 Senate Election

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Party  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–

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| Social Republican Party | 989,196 | 95.71 |

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| Pracheachon | 43,171 | 4.29 |

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Invalid/blank votes |  | – | – | –
Total | 1,032,367 |  |

Registered voters/turnout |  | - | – | –

## References

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1. ^ "KHMER REPUBLIC" (PDF). Ipu.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.