Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The FUNCINPEC Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats.[1] This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Cambodian People's Party7,85469.1945
FUNCINPEC2,32020.4410
Sam Rainsy Party1,16510.262
Khmer Democratic Party130.110
Appointed members4
Total11,352100.0061
Valid votes11,35299.82
Invalid/blank votes200.18
Total votes11,372100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,38499.89
Source: IPU, VOA

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