1946 Cambodian general election

1946 Cambodian general election

1 September 1946 1947  →
All 67 seats in the National Assembly 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60%
First party Second party   Leader Sisowath Youtevong Norodom Norindeth Party Democratic Liberal Seats won 50 14
Elected Prime Minister Sisowath Youtevong Democratic

General elections were held for the first time in Cambodia on 1 September 1946. ^[1] The Democratic Party won 50 of the 67 seats, with voter turnout estimated to be 60%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Seats
	Democratic Party	50
	Liberal Party	14
	Independents	3
Total		67
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p69 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
2. Nohlen et al., p64