2024 Cambodian Senate election
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All 58 elective seats in the Senate
31 seats needed for a majority[a]
 
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Leader Hun Sen Norodom Chakravuth
Party CPP FUNCINPEC
Last election 96.05%, 58 seats 2.37%, 0 seats
Seats needed Steady Increase 31
 
Leader Kong Molika Sun Chanthy
Party Khmer Will Party NPP
Alliance Alliance Towards the Future
Last election Did not exist Did not exist
Seats needed Increase 31 Increase 31
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A senate election is due to be held in Cambodia on 25 February 2024.[1][2] This will be the 5th Senate election in history.

Background

After resigning as prime minister, Hun Sen stated his intention to continue his political career as the President of the Cambodian People's Party, a member of the National Assembly, and the President of His Majesty's the King's Supreme Privy Council. After the Senate election on 25 February 2024, he announced his intention to also become President of the Senate.[3]

On 5 September, the Candlelight Party has been advised by the National Election Committee to make every effort to locate the original registration document issued by the Ministry of Interior or obtain a new one in order to be eligible to vote in the Senate election. NEC spokesman Hang Puthea suggested that CP leaders should try to locate the missing original paperwork or appeal to the Ministry of Interior to follow the legal process in order to obtain a new original document to register the candidates and parties at the NEC. According to CLP spokesman Kimsour Phirith, party officials have written Interior Minister Sar Sokha to address the issue with the party's registration documentation. According to him, the party is still exerting significant effort to request that the Ministry of Interior streamline the procedure and make it simpler for political parties to register.[4]

Electoral system

The Senate of Cambodia is elected every 6 years by an indirect party-list proportional representation through 8 multi-member constituencies (regions), with the Communal Chiefs, Communal Councilors, and members of the National Assembly.[5]

Regions Seats
Region 1 6
Region 2 8
Region 3 5
Region 4 10
Region 5 7
Region 6 7
Region 7 9
Region 8 6
Regions Provinces
Region 1 Phnom Penh
Region 2 Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum
Region 3 Kandal
Region 4 Banteay Meachey, Battambang, Siem Reap, Pailin, Oddar Meanchey
Region 5 Kampot, Kep, Takeo
Region 6 Prey Veng, Svay Rieng
Region 7 Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Pursat
Region 8 Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Kratie, Strung Treng, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri

Candidates

Members of Senate not standing for re-election

MP First elected Party Date announced
Say Chhum 2012 CPP 26 July 2023[6]
Sim Ka 2018 CPP 28 November 2023[7]
Tep Ngorn 2012 CPP 28 November 2023[7]
Lau Meng Khin 2012 CPP 28 November 2023[7]

Contesting Parties

Ballot
Number 		Party Party Leader Constituencies
Contested 		Seats
Contested 		Ref.
1 Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen
8 / 8
58 / 58
 [8]
2 Khmer Will Party Kong Molika
8 / 8
58 / 58
 [9]
3 FUNCINPEC Norodom Chakravuth
8 / 8
58 / 58
 [10]
4 Nation Power Party Sun Chanthy
8 / 8
58 / 58
 [11]

Notes

  1. ^ taking into account the appointed seats which accounted for 4 seats at the time the election took place

References

  1. ^ "Date set for next year's Senate election - Khmer Times". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ Yutharo, Kim. "Date set as Feb 25 for next Senate election". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Hun Manet will become new Prime Minister on August 22nd". Khmer Times. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "CP advised to obtain document or miss Senate polls - Khmer Times". 4 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "ក្នុងការបម្រើជាតិ តើព្រឹទ្ធសភាកម្ពុជា មានតួនាទី ភារកិច្ច និងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធអ្វីខ្លះ? បើចង់ជ្រាបច្បាស់ សូមរីករាយទស្សនាទាំងអស់គ្នា។ | By TV Senate of Cambodia | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ Staff, Post. "Hun Sen hands over power to Manet". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "អ្នកនាំពាក្យ៖សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាប្រមាណ១៧រូបនឹងចូលនិវត្តន៍". វីអូអេ (in Khmer). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ "សេចក្តីសម្រេចលេខ ៥៦៤ គ.ជ.ប.ស.ស.រ ស្តីពីការចុះបញ្ជីគណបក្សនយោបាយឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងបញ្ជីបេក្ខជនឈរឈ្មោះ សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា នីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ (គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា) | គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប)". www.nec.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ^ "សេចក្តីសម្រេច លេខ ៥៧១ គ.ជ.ប.ស.ស.រ ស្តីពីការចុះបញ្ជីគណបក្សនយោបាយឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងបញ្ជីបេក្ខជនឈរឈ្មោះ សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា នីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ (គណបក្ស ឆន្ទៈខ្មែរ) | គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប)". www.nec.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  10. ^ "សេចក្តីសម្រេច លេខ ៥៧៣ គ.ជ.ប.ស.ស.រ ស្តីពីការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលទទួលស្គាល់ជាផ្លូវការ ការចុះបញ្ជីគណបក្សនយោបាយឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងបញ្ជីបេក្ខជនឈរឈ្មោះ សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា នីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ (គណបក្ស ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច) | គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប)". www.nec.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  11. ^ "សេចក្តីសម្រេច លេខ ៥៧២ គ.ជ.ប.ស.ស.រ ស្តីពីការចុះបញ្ជីគណបក្សនយោបាយឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងបញ្ជីបេក្ខជនឈរឈ្មោះ សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា នីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ (គណបក្ស កម្លាំងជាតិ) | គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប)". www.nec.gov.kh (in Khmer). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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