1958 Cambodian general election

1958 Cambodian general election

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All 61 seats in the National Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Norodom Sihanouk Keo Meas Party Sangkum Pracheachon Seats before 91 0 Seats won 61 0 Seat change 30 Popular vote 1,646,488 409 Percentage 99.9% 0.1 Swing 17.2% 3.8%

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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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sangkum	1,646,488	99.98	61	–30
	Pracheachon	409	0.02	0	0
Total		1,646,897	100.00	61	–30
Source: Nohlen et al.

By district

Most districts only had one Sangkum candidate, but one Phnom Penh district was contested by a Pracheachon candidate.^[3]

References