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Cambodian Senate election, 2012

Cambodian Senate elections, 2012
Cambodia
← 2006 29 January 2012 2018 →

57 of the 61 seats to the Senate
29 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Chea Sim.jpg Portrait gray.png
Leader Chea Sim Kong Korm
Party CPP SRP
Last election 45 seats, 69.19% 2 seats, 10.26%
Seats after 46 11
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 9
Popular vote 8,880 2,503
Percentage 77.81% 21.93%
Swing Increase 8.62% Increase 11.67%

Cambodian Senate composition 2012.svg

Senate President before election

Chea Sim
CPP

Elected Senate President

Chea Sim
CPP


Chea Sim
CPP

Chea Sim
CPP

Elections to the Royal Cambodian Senate were held on 29 January 2012, with all 57 seats in the Senate being contested. The result was a victory for the ruling Cambodian People's Party, which won 46 of the 57 seats. The Sam Rainsy Party gain a net of eleven seats, ending with a total of 11 seats. The royalist FUNCINPEC lost all of its nine seats.



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