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1,621 Commune Chiefs 11,353 Commune Councillors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 7,799,371  50.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 5,293,327 (67.9%)  19.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 1 April 2007. [1]
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| Registered | 7,799,371 50.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 5,293,327 (67.9%) 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 1 April 2007. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Chiefs | +/– | Councillors | +/– | |
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| Cambodian People's Party | 3,148,533 | 60.82 | 1,591 | –7 | 7,993 | +441 | |
| Sam Rainsy Party | 1,303,906 | 25.19 | 28 | +15 | 2,660 | +1,331 | |
| Norodom Ranariddh Party | 419,791 | 8.11 | 0 | New | 425 | New | |
| FUNCINPEC | 277,545 | 5.36 | 2 | –8 | 274 | –1,920 | |
| Other parties | 27,090 | 0.52 | 0 | – | 1 | – | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 116,458 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 5,293,727 | 100 | 1,621 | 0 | 11,353 | +92 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,799,371 | 67.87 | – | – | – | – | |
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