Election Name: | 2006 Cambodian Senate elections |
Country: | Cambodia |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1972 Cambodian general election |
Previous Year: | 1972 |
Next Election: | 2012 Cambodian Senate election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Majority Seats: | 29 |
Election Date: | 22 January 2006 |
Turnout: | 97.24% |
Leader1: | Chea Sim |
Party1: | Cambodian People's Party |
Seats Before1: | 31 |
Seats After1: | 45 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,854 |
Percentage1: | 69.19% |
Seat Change1: | 14 |
Leader2: | Unknown |
Party2: | FUNCINPEC |
Seats Before2: | 21 |
Seats After2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 2,320 |
Percentage2: | 20.44% |
Seat Change2: | 11 |
Party3: | Sam Rainsy Party |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 1,165 |
Percentage3: | 10.26% |
Seat Change3: | 5 |
Map Size: | 320px |
Senate President | |
Before Election: | Chea Sim |
Before Party: | Cambodian People's Party |
Posttitle: | Elected Senate President |
After Election: | Chea Sim |
After Party: | Cambodian People's Party |
Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The FUNCINPEC Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats.[1] This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.