2022 Cambodian communal elections

2022 Cambodian communal election
5 June 2022
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
 
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 Party5,378,77374.32 23.51,648 4929,376 2,873
Candlelight Party1,610,55622.25 22.24 42,198 2198
FUNCINPEC91,7981.27 0.630019 9
Khmer National United Party63,8680.88 0.250 113 11
Cambodia National Love Party33,2590.46 0.46005 5
Cambodian Youth Party13,8410.19 0.17003 3
Cambodia Nationality Party13,1400.18 0.15000 0
Khmer Will Party7,5560.10 0.10000 0
Grassroots Democratic Party6,8070.09 0.02006 1
Cambodia Reform Party5,0240.07 0.07000 0
Kampucheaniyum Party4,8560.07 0.07001 1
Beehive Social Democratic Party2,4600.03 0.42001 0
Cambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party1,6340.02Steady 0000 0
Khmer United Party1,5990.02 0.02000 0
Ekpheap Cheat Khmer Party1,1260.02 0.02000 0
Reaksmey Khemara Party4460.01 0.01000 0
Khmer Economic Development Party2940.00 0.00000 0
Total7,237,0371001001,652 611,622 50
Valid votes7,237,037 97.87
Invalid/blank votes157,390 2.13
Total votes 7,394,427100
Registered voters/turnout 9,205,681 80.3
Source: National Election Committee
Province CPP CLP FUNCINPEC
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Banteay Meanchey 194,543 72.23% 55,900 20.75% 4,381 1.63%
Battambang 347,062 76.10% 94,744 20.77% 5,521 1.21%
Kampong Cham 339,279 70.09% 125,875 26.00% 4,836 1.00%
Kampong Chhnang 202,957 71.40% 66,991 23.57% 6,323 2.22%
Kampong Speu 384,954 78.13% 90,002 18.27% 6,946 1.21%
Kampong Thom 205,882 62.63% 94,323 28.69% 16,226 4.94%
Kampot 232,479 73.19% 75,999 23.93% 5,279 1.68%
Kandal 481,744 74.18% 154,371 23.77% 5,008 0.77%
Koh Kong 44,992 79.56% 10,356 18.31% 64 0.11%
Kratié 120,550 72.62% 35,216 21.22% 5,505 3.32%
Mondulkiri 29,676 82.33% 4,434 12.30% 281 0.78%
Phnom Penh 536,625 76.95% 151,262 21.69% 3,395 0.49%
Preah Vihear 84,791 73.68% 25,130 21.84% 1,763 1.53%
Prey Veng 398,045 71.35% 140,728 25.23% 3,783 0.68%
Pursat 195,656 85.26% 32,143 14.01% 605 0.26%
Ratanakiri 69,838 83.31% 11,735 14.00% 160 0.19%
Siem Reap 306,668 69.37% 115,589 26.15% 6,938 1.57%
Preah Sihanouk 86,308 80.10% 17,400 16.15% 1,857 1.72%
Stung Treng 55,898 77.98% 12,009 16.75% 2,663 3.71%
Svay Rieng 245,164 74.98% 75,528 23.10% 3,480 1.06%
Takéo 406,958 75.83% 118,061 22.00% 2,331 0.43%
Kep 19,284 84.86% 2,893 12.73% 442 1.95%
Pailin 25,458 81.79% 5,095 16.37% 0 0.00%
Oddar Meanchey 87,069 80.67% 16,353 15.15% 178 0.16%
Tboung Khmum 276,895 75.72% 78,419 21.44% 4,833 1.32%
Source: National Election Committee

References

  1. ↑ Voun, Dara (4 March 2021). "Government schedules June 5 for 2022 commune elections". The Phnom Penh Post. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Nov, Sivutha (15 September 2021). "Six new communes and 50 new seats for 2022 elections". The Phnom Penh Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. 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.
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