1966 Cambodian general election

General elections were held in Cambodia on 11 September 1966.^[1] Only candidates of the Sangkum party were allowed to contest the election, although more than one candidate could run in a constituency. As a result, the party won all 82 seats.^[2] The conservative wing of the Sangkum gained a majority. On 18 October the National Assembly of Cambodia nominated Lon Nol as Prime Minister.

1966 Cambodian general election

← 1962 11 September 1966 1972 →
All 82 seats in the National Assembly 42 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader Norodom Sihanouk Party Sangkum Seats before 77 Seats won 82 Seat change 5 Percentage 100%
Prime Minister before election Norodom Kantol Sangkum Elected Prime Minister Lon Nol Sangkum

Results

Only 28 of the 82 deputies had been previously elected to Parliament, six of whom were members of the conservative wing of the Sangkum.

Party		Seats	+/–
	Sangkum	82	+5
Total		82	+5
Source: Nohlen et al.

Government formation

The conservative wing of the Sangkum won a two-thirds majority in parliament, meaning Sihanouk could not prevent the opposition from blocking nominations. As a result, Lon Nol was elected Prime Minister with 59 votes in favour and 23 against.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
2. Nohlen et al., p74