2002 Cambodian communal elections

2002 Cambodian communal elections

3 February 2002

1,621 Commune Chiefs
11,261 Commune Councillors
Registered5,190,307
Turnout4,543,974 (87.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Hun Sen Norodom Ranariddh Sam Rainsy
Leader Hun Sen Norodom Ranariddh Sam Rainsy
Party CPP FUNCINPEC SRP
Leader since 14 January 1985 October 1992 2 November 1995
Popular vote 2,647,849 955,200 736,454
Percentage 60.9% 22.0% 16.9%
Chiefs 1,598 10 13
Councillors 7,552 2,194 1,329

Communal elections were held in Cambodia for the first time on 3 February 2002.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Chiefs Councillors
Cambodian People's Party2,647,84960.891,5987,552
FUNCINPEC955,20021.97102,194
Sam Rainsy Party736,45416.93131,329
Other parties9,0610.210186
Invalid/blank votes195,410–––
Total4,543,9741001,62111,261
Registered voters/turnout5,190,30787.55––
Source: COMFREL

References

  1. ↑ "Report on the Commune Council Election — 3 February 2002" (PDF). Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia. COMFREL. March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.