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1966 Cambodian general election

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1966 Cambodian general election

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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 Increase 5
Percentage 100%

General elections were held in Cambodia on 11 September 1966.[1] Sangkum was the only party to contest the election, and won all 82 seats.[2] The conservative wing of the Sangkum gained a majority. On October 18th, the National Assembly of Cambodia nominated Lon Nol as Prime Minister.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Sangkum 82 +5
Invalid/blank votes
Total 82 +5
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p74