Election Name: | 2007 Cambodian communal elections |
Country: | Cambodia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2002 Cambodian communal elections |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2012 Cambodian communal elections |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Seats For Election: | 1,621 Commune Chiefs 11,353 Commune Councillors |
Election Date: | 1 April 2007 |
1Blank: | Chiefs |
2Blank: | Chiefs +/– |
3Blank: | Councillors |
4Blank: | Councillors +/– |
Turnout: | 5,293,327 (67.9%) 19.7% |
Registered: | 7,799,371 50.3% |
Party1: | Cambodian People's Party |
Last Election1: | 1,598 chiefs 7,552 councillors 60.9% |
Popular Vote1: | 3,148,533 |
Percentage1: | 60.8% |
Swing1: | 0.1% |
1Data1: | 1,591 |
2Data1: | 7 |
3Data1: | 7,993 |
4Data1: | 441 |
Party2: | Sam Rainsy Party |
Last Election2: | 13 chiefs 1,329 councillors 16.9% |
Popular Vote2: | 1,303,906 |
Percentage2: | 25.2% |
Swing2: | 8.3% |
1Data2: | 28 |
2Data2: | 15 |
3Data2: | 2,660 |
4Data2: | 1,331 |
Leader Since3: | 18 November 2006 |
Party3: | Norodom Ranariddh Party |
Last Election3: | Did not contest |
Popular Vote3: | 419,791 |
Percentage3: | 8.1% |
Swing3: | New |
1Data3: | 0 |
2Data3: | New |
3Data3: | 425 |
4Data3: | New |
Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 1 April 2007.[1]
Party | Votes | % | Chiefs | +/– | Councillors | +/– | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambodian People's Party | 3,148,533 | 60.82 | 1,591 | –7 | 7,993 | +441 | ||
Sam Rainsy Party | 1,303,906 | 25.19 | 28 | +15 | 2,660 | +1,331 | ||
Norodom Ranariddh Party | 419,791 | 8.11 | 0 | New | 425 | New | ||
FUNCINPEC | 277,545 | 5.36 | 2 | –8 | 274 | –1,920 | ||
Other parties | 27,090 | 0.52 | 0 | – | 1 | – | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 116,458 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Total | 5,293,727 | 100 | 1,621 | 0 | 11,353 | +92 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 7,799,371 | 67.87 | – | – | – | – | ||
Source: COMFREL |