Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 1 April 2007.[1]
2007 Cambodian communal elections|
|
|
| Registered | 7,799,371  50.3% |
|---|
| Turnout | 5,293,327 (67.9%)  19.7% |
|---|
|
|
First party
|
Second party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
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| Leader
|
Hun Sen
|
Sam Rainsy
|
Norodom Ranariddh
|
| Party
|
CPP
|
SRP
|
NRP
|
| Leader since
|
14 January 1985
|
2 November 1995
|
18 November 2006
|
| Last election
|
1,598 chiefs
7,552 councillors
60.9%
|
13 chiefs
1,329 councillors
16.9%
|
Did not contest
|
| Popular vote
|
3,148,533
|
1,303,906
|
419,791
|
| Percentage
|
60.8%
|
25.2%
|
8.1%
|
| Swing
|
0.1%
|
8.3%
|
New
|
| Chiefs
|
1,591
|
28
|
0
|
| Chiefs +/–
|
7
|
15
|
New
|
| Councillors
|
7,993
|
2,660
|
425
|
| Councillors +/–
|
441
|
1,331
|
New
|
|
| 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
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