2006 Cambodian Senate election

2006 Cambodian Senate elections

22 January 2006
57 of the 61 seats to the Senate 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	97.24%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Chea Sim Unknown Kong Korm Party CPP FUNCINPEC SRP Seats before 31 21 7 Seats after 45 10 2 Seat change 14 11 5 Popular vote 7,854 2,320 1,165 Percentage 69.19% 20.44% 10.26%
Senate President before election Chea Sim CPP Elected Senate President Chea Sim CPP

Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The FUNCINPEC Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats. This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Cambodian People's Party	7,854	69.19	45
	FUNCINPEC	2,320	20.44	10
	Sam Rainsy Party	1,165	10.26	2
	Khmer Democratic Party	13	0.11	0
Appointed members				4
Total		11,352	100.00	61
Valid votes		11,352	99.82
Invalid/blank votes		20	0.18
Total votes		11,372	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,384	99.89
Source: IPU, VOA