2022 Cambodian communal elections

Mr Hun Sen
2022 Cambodian communal election
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All 1,652 Commune Chiefs (C)
All 11,622 seats in the Commune Council (c)
Registered9,205,681 17.0%
Turnout7,394,427 (80.3%) 10.1%
  First party Second party
 
Hun Sen in July 2019.jpg
Leader Hun Sen Teav Vannol
Party CPP Candlelight
Leader since 20 June 2015 2 November 2015
Seats won 1,648 (C) · 9,376 (c) 4 (C) · 2,198 (c)
Seat change 492 (C) · 2,873 (c) 4 (C) · 2,198 (c)
Popular vote 5,378,773 1,610,556
Percentage 74.3% 22.2%
Swing 23.5% 22.2%
Party Seats +/–
Communal Chief
Cambodian People's Party

1648 +492
Candlelight Party

4 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Party Seats +/–
Communal Councilor
Cambodian People's Party

9376 +2873
Candlelight Party

2198 +2198
FUNCINPEC

19 −8
Khmer National United Party

13 −11
Cambodia National Love Party

5 +5
Cambodian Youth Party

3 +3
Grassroots Democratic Party

6 +1
Kampucheaniyum Party

1 +1
Beehive Social Democratic Party

1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 5 June 2022.[1] It was the fifth quinquennial communal election in Cambodia since 2002. 1,652 communes in all 25 provinces of Cambodia were contested for a total of 11,622 commune council seats.[2] The election precedes the 2023 general election and the 2024 Senate election. 9.2 million of 10.5 million eligible voters were registered to cast their ballots. Voter turnout was 80.3%.

The result was a landslide victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 74% of the popular vote, 1,648 commune chiefs, and more than 9,000 commune councillors. The resurgent Candlelight Party, a faction of the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party, won 22% of the popular vote, but only 4 commune chiefs.[3] It also marked the first time ever that no party was led by either Sam Rainsy, Kem Sokha, and Norodom Ranariddh.[4] The aftermath of the election was marked by continued arrests of opposition supporters. [5]

Background

The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party was dissolved in November 2017 following the communal elections.[6]

Major parties contesting

82,786 candidates from 17 political parties contested the election according to the National Election Committee (NEC). The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) had fielded candidates in all 1,652 communes, followed by the Candlelight Party at 1,632 communes, and FUNCINPEC at 688 communes.[7]

Parties contesting the elections:

Results

Party Votes % Swing Chiefs +/– Councillors +/–
Cambodian People's Party 5,378,773 74.32 23.5 1,648 492 9,376 2,873
Candlelight Party 1,610,556 22.25 22.2 4 4 2,198 2198
FUNCINPEC 91,798 1.27 0.63 0 0 19 9
Khmer National United Party 63,868 0.88 0.25 0 1 13 11
Cambodia National Love Party 33,259 0.46 0.46 0 0 5 5
Cambodian Youth Party 13,841 0.19 0.17 0 0 3 3
Cambodia Nationality Party 13,140 0.18 0.15 0 0 0 0
Khmer Will Party 7,556 0.10 0.10 0 0 0 0
Grassroots Democratic Party 6,807 0.09 0.02 0 0 6 1
Cambodia Reform Party 5,024 0.07 0.07 0 0 0 0
Kampucheaniyum Party 4,856 0.07 0.07 0 0 1 1
Beehive Social Democratic Party 2,460 0.03 0.42 0 0 1 0
Cambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party 1,634 0.02 Steady 0 0 0 0 0
Khmer United Party 1,599 0.02 0.02 0 0 0 0
Ekpheap Cheat Khmer Party 1,126 0.02 0.02 0 0 0 0
Reaksmey Khemara Party 446 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0
Khmer Economic Development Party 294 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
Total 7,237,037 100 100 1,652 6 11,622 50
Valid votes 7,237,037 97.87
Invalid/blank votes 157,390 2.13
Total votes 7,394,427 100
Registered voters/turnout 9,205,681 80.3
Source: National Election Committee

References

  1. ^ Voun, Dara (4 March 2021). "Government schedules June 5 for 2022 commune elections". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Nov, Sivutha (15 September 2021). "Six new communes and 50 new seats for 2022 elections". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ Nov, Sivutha (8 June 2022). "20 NA seats possible for Candlelight Party: Yara". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ Hutt, David (9 June 2022). "Putting a Positive Spin on Cambodia's Local Election". The Diplomat. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Cambodia's Hun Sen Shows His Weakness with Post-election Repression". 25 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Cambodia top court dissolves main opposition party". BBC. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "17 parties set for commune election". The Phnom Penh Post. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.