| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Radhsphea Ney Preah Recheanachakr Kampuchea / National Assembly
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
29 January 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for 57 members of the Senate indirectly elected by Commune/Sangkat Councillors. |
| N/A (Indirect elections) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 29 January 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
11'470
11'412 (99.49%)
29
11'383 |
|
Notes
|
Non universal suffrage:
11,351 commune councillors and 119 members of the National Assembly were eligible voters. |
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Number of women |
|
|
|
| Cambodian People's Party (CPP) |
46
|
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| Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) |
11
|
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
52
9
14.75%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
As at 14 November 2012, there were nine women out of the full 61 members.
- Eight women were indirectly elected;
- one woman was nominated by the National Assembly while no women were appointed by the King.
Sources:
Senate (02.03.2012, 26.03.2012, 14.11.2012)
http://www.necelect.org.kh |
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