1966 Cambodian general election
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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 18 October the National Assembly of Cambodia nominated Lon Nol as Prime Minister.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||
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| Sangkum | Conservatives | 59 | ||||||
| Sihanoukist | 23 | |||||||
| Total | 82 | +5 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Nohlen et al., p74
