2006 Cambodian Senate election

2006 Cambodian Senate election

22 January 2006
57 of the 61 seats in the Senate 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	97.24%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– CPP Chea Sim 69.19 45 +14 FUNCINPEC Norodom Ranariddh 20.44 10 −11 SRP Sam Rainsy 10.26 2 −5 Independent - - 4 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by Region President of the Senate before President of the Senate after Chea Sim CPP Chea Sim CPP

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. This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.

Electoral system

The Senate of Cambodia is elected every 6 years by an indirect party-list proportional representation through 8 multi-member constituencies (regions). Seats are allocated by the D'hondt method. As this is an indirect election, citizens do not have the right to vote, where the right to vote is given to Communal Chiefs, Communal Councilors, and members of the National Assembly.

Regions	Provinces	Seats
Region 1	Phnom Penh	6
Region 2	Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum	8
Region 3	Kandal	5
Region 4	Banteay Meachey, Battambang, Siem Reap, Pailin, Oddar Meanchey	10
Region 5	Kampot, Kep, Takeo	7
Region 6	Prey Veng, Svay Rieng	7
Region 7	Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Pursat	8
Region 8	Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Kratie, Strung Treng, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri	6

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Cambodian People's Party	7,854	69.19	45
	FUNCINPEC	2,320	20.44	10
	Sam Rainsy Party	1,165	10.26	2
	Khmer Democratic Party	13	0.11	0
Appointed members				4
Total		11,352	100.00	61
Valid votes		11,352	99.82
Invalid/blank votes		20	0.18
Total votes		11,372	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,384	99.89
Source: IPU, VOA