2017 Cambodian communal elections
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1,646 Commune Chiefs 11,572 Commune Councillors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 7,865,033  14.5pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 7,107,395 (90.4%)  25.2pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communal elections (
communes of Cambodia.[2] Voter turnout was a record 90.37%.[3] There were concerns surrounding some irregularities in the polling.[4]
The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party, albeit with a smaller majority, and saw large gains by the Cambodia National Rescue Party.[5] Ultimately, the strong showing by the opposition led to its dissolve before it could contest the national elections.[6]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Chiefs | +/– | Councillors | +/– | |
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| Cambodian People's Party | 3,540,056 | 50.76 | 1,156 | –436 | 6,503 | –1,789 | |
| Cambodia National Rescue Party | 3,056,824 | 43.83 | 489 | +449 | 5,007 | +2,052 | |
| FUNCINPEC | 132,319 | 1.90 | 0 | –1 | 28 | –123 | |
| League for Democracy Party | 122,882 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –4 | |
| Khmer National United Party | 78,724 | 1.13 | 1 | New | 24 | New | |
| Beehive Social Democratic Party | 31,334 | 0.45 | 0 | New | 1 | New | |
| Grassroots Democratic Party | 4,981 | 0.07 | 0 | New | 5 | New | |
| Cambodian Nationality Party | 2,161 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |
| Cambodian Youth Party | 1,505 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Cambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party | 1,272 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Khmer Power Party | 1,035 | 0.01 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Republican Democracy Party | 818 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,973,911 | 100 | 1,646 | +13 | 11,572 | +113 | |
| Valid votes | 6,973,911 | 98.12 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 133,484 | 1.88 | |||||
| Total votes | 7,107,395 | 100 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,865,033 | 90.37 | |||||
| Source: COMFREL | |||||||
References
- ^ "Date set for 2017 communal elections". The Phnom Penh Post. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Cambodian communal elections, 2017". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Khmer". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Feuer, Will. "Cambodia's crucial commune elections: covering the coverage". SouthEast Asia Globe. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Official Commune Election Results Released by NEC". The Cambodia Daily. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Nachemson, Andrew (4 July 2019). "Was Cambodia Ever Really a Democracy?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
