1951 Cambodian general election
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9 September 1951
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General elections were held in Cambodia on 9 September 1951.[1] The Democratic Party won 54 of the 78 seats.[2]
Results
The National Recovery Party of former Prime Minister Yem Sambaur and the Democratic Progressive Party of Prince Norodom Montana failed to win seats.[3]
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| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic Party | 54 | +10 | |
| Liberal Party | 18 | –3 | |
| Victorious North-East Party | 4 | New | |
| Khmer Renovation | 2 | New | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 0 | New | |
| National Recovery Party | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 0 | –10 | |
| Total | 78 | +3 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al., Cornfield[3] | |||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II. p. 63. ISBN 0-19-924959-8.
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p. 74
- 1 2 Justin J. Corfield (2009). The History of Cambodia. p. 45.