| Election Name: | 2017 Cambodian communal elections |
| Country: | Cambodia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Cambodian communal elections |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Cambodian communal elections |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 1,646 Commune Chiefs 11,572 Commune Councillors |
| Election Date: | 4 June 2017 |
| 1Blank: | Chiefs |
| 2Blank: | Chiefs +/– |
| 3Blank: | Councillors |
| 4Blank: | Councillors +/– |
| Turnout: | 7,107,395 (90.4%) 25.2pp |
| Registered: | 7,865,033 14.5pp |
| Party1: | Cambodian People's Party |
| Last Election1: | 1,592 chiefs 8,292 councillors 61.8% |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,540,056 |
| Percentage1: | 50.8% |
| Swing1: | 11.0pp |
| 1Data1: | 1,156 |
| 2Data1: | 436 |
| 3Data1: | 6,503 |
| 4Data1: | 1,789 |
| Party2: | Cambodia National Rescue Party |
| Last Election2: | 40 chiefs 2,955 councillors 30.7% (combined) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,056,824 |
| Percentage2: | 43.8% |
| Swing2: | 13.1pp |
| 1Data2: | 489 |
| 2Data2: | 449 |
| 3Data2: | 5,007 |
| 4Data2: | 2,052 |
Communal elections (Central Khmer: ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់ អាណត្តិទី៤ ឆ្នាំ២០១៧) were held in Cambodia on Sunday, 4 June 2017.[1] The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that some 7.8 million of 9.6 million eligible Cambodians were registered to cast their ballots. 94,595 candidates from 12 political parties contested the 11,572 commune council seats in 1,646 communes of Cambodia.[2] Voter turnout was a record 90.37%.[3] There were concerns surrounding some irregularities in the polling.[4]
The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party, albeit with a smaller majority, and saw large gains by the Cambodia National Rescue Party.[5] Ultimately, the strong showing by the opposition led to its dissolve before it could contest the national elections.[6]
| Party | Votes | % | Chiefs | +/– | Councillors | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodian People's Party | 3,540,056 | 50.76 | 1,156 | –436 | 6,503 | –1,789 | ||
| Cambodia National Rescue Party | 3,056,824 | 43.83 | 489 | +449 | 5,007 | +2,052 | ||
| FUNCINPEC | 132,319 | 1.90 | 0 | –1 | 28 | –123 | ||
| bgcolor= #00BFFF | League for Democracy Party | 122,882 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –4 | |
| Khmer National United Party | 78,724 | 1.13 | 1 | New | 24 | New | ||
| bgcolor=orange | Beehive Social Democratic Party | 31,334 | 0.45 | 0 | New | 1 | New | |
| bgcolor= #28B463 | Grassroots Democratic Party | 4,981 | 0.07 | 0 | New | 5 | New | |
| bgcolor=yellow | Cambodian Nationality Party | 2,161 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |
| bgcolor=blue | Cambodian Youth Party | 1,505 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| bgcolor= #006400 | Cambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party | 1,272 | 0.02 | 0 | New | 0 | New | |
| Khmer Power Party | 1,035 | 0.01 | 0 | New | 0 | New | ||
| bgcolor=red | Republican Democracy Party | 818 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,973,911 | 100 | 1,646 | +13 | 11,572 | +113 | ||
| Valid votes | 6,973,911 | 98.12 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 133,484 | 1.88 | ||||||
| Total votes | 7,107,395 | 100 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,865,033 | 90.37 | ||||||
| Source: COMFREL | ||||||||