1966 Cambodian general election

1966 Cambodian general election

11 September 1966
All 82 seats in the National Assembly 42 seats needed for a majority
First party   File:Norodom Sihanouk official 1955 portrait.jpg Leader Norodom Sihanouk Party Sangkum Seats before 77 Seats won 82 Seat change 5 Percentage 100%
Prime Minister before election Norodom Kantol Sangkum Elected Prime Minister Lon Nol Sangkum

General elections were held in Cambodia on 11 September 1966. Sangkum was the only party to contest the election, and won all 82 seats. The conservative wing of the Sangkum gained a majority. On 18 October the National Assembly of Cambodia nominated Lon Nol as Prime Minister.

Results

Party				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sangkum		Conservatives			59
			Sihanoukist			23
Total						82	+5
Source: Nohlen et al.

Government formation

Only 28 of the 82 deputies had been previously elected. Six of the reelected candidates had been members of the conservative wing of the Sangkum, generating an absolute majority of two thirds. Thus, Sihanouk could not prevent the opposition from entering parliament and Lon Nol was elected Prime Minister with 59 votes

Candidate	Date	Vote	Sangkum	Total
Lon Nol (Conservative)	October 25, 1966 Absolute majority required (42/82)	Yes	59	59 / 82
		No	23	23 / 82