Cambodian general election, 1972

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General elections were held in the Khmer Republic 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.

Khmer Republic former country

The Khmer Republic was the pro–United States military-led republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on 9 October 1970. Politically, the Khmer Republic was headed by General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak that took power in the 18 March 1970 coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk, then the country's head of state.

The Cambodian coup of 1970 refers to the removal of the Cambodian Head of State, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, after a vote in the National Assembly on 18 March 1970. Emergency powers were subsequently invoked by the Prime Minister Lon Nol, who became effective head of state, and led ultimately to the proclamation of the Khmer Republic later that year. It is generally seen as a turning point in the Cambodian Civil War. No longer a monarchy, Cambodia was semi-officially called "État du Cambodge" in the intervening six months after the coup, until the republic was proclaimed.

The Social Republican Party or Socio-Republican Party was a political party in Cambodia, founded by the then Head of State Lon Nol in June 1972 to contest the National Assembly Elections of the Khmer Republic held on September 3, 1972.

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Results

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Republican Party 1,304,20799.1126New
Pracheachon 12,8540.90
Invalid/blank votes8,498
Total1,325,559100126+44
Source: IPU

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Republican Party 989,19695.7132
Pracheachon 43,1714.290
Armed Forces appointees8
Total1,032,36710040
Source: IPU

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References

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