Election Name: | 1958 Cambodian general election |
Country: | Cambodia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1955 Cambodian general election |
Previous Year: | 1955 |
Next Election: | 1962 Cambodian general election |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Seats For Election: | All 61 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Election Date: | 23 March 1958 |
Leader1: | Norodom Sihanouk |
Party1: | Sangkum |
Seats Before1: | 91 |
Seats1: | 61 |
Seat Change1: | 30 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,646,488 |
Percentage1: | 99.9% |
Swing1: | 17.2% |
Leader2: | Keo Meas |
Party2: | Pracheachon |
Colour2: | FF0000 |
Seats Before2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 409 |
Percentage2: | 0.1 |
Swing2: | 3.8% |
General elections were held in Cambodia on 23 March 1958.[1] The Sangkum party received all but 409 of the 1.6 million votes,[2] winning all 61 seats in the National Assembly.
Most districts only had one Sangkum candidate, but one Phnom Penh district was contested by a Pracheachon candidate.[3]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nhieim Sokphai | Sangkum | 13,542 | 97.2 | Elected |
Keo Meas | Pracheachon | 396 | 2.8 | |
align=left colspan=2 | Total | 13,938 | 100 | |
align=left colspan=5 | Source: Corfield |