Cambodian general election, 1972

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General elections were held in Cambodia in September 1972,^[1] the first after the 1970 coup. Elections for the National Assembly took place on 3 September and were contested by the Social Republican Party and Pracheachon (although the latter only had 10 candidates), whilst they were boycotted by the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in protest at the new electoral law. The SRP won all 126 seats with 99.1% of valid votes.^[2] Elections for the Senate were held on 17 September, with the SRP winning all 32 seats.

Results

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Social Republican Party	1,304,207	99.1	126
Pracheachon	12,854	0.9	0
Invalid/blank votes	8,498	–	–
Total	1,325,559	100	126
Source: IPU

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Social Republican Party	989,196	95.71	32
Pracheachon	43,171	4.29	0
Armed Forces appointees	–	–	8
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	1,032,367	100	40
Source: IPU

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
↑ Cambodia Inter-Parliamentary Union

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