2013 Cambodian general election

2013 Cambodian general election

28 July 2013

All 123 seats in the National Assembly
62 seats needed for a majority
Registered9,675,453
Turnout69.61% (5.47pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hun Sen Sam Rainsy
Party CPP CNRP
Last election 58.11%, 90 seats 28.53%, 29 seats
Seats won 68 55
Seat change 22 26
Popular vote 3,235,969 2,946,176
Percentage 48.83% 44.46%
Swing 9.28pp 15.93pp

Results by province

Prime Minister before election

Hun Sen
CPP

Prime Minister after

Hun Sen
CPP

General elections were held in Cambodia on 28 July 2013. The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that some 9.67 million Cambodians were eligible to cast their ballots to elect the 123-seat National Assembly. Voter turnout was reported to be 69.6%, a record low for a general election. Polling precincts opened 7:00 a.m. and closed at 3:00 p.m. The Cambodian Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith announced in preliminary results that the Cambodian People's Party won 68 seats and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party won all the remaining 55 seats. This election marked the largest seat loss by the Cambodian People's Party to date, and their lowest share of seats since 1998.