1972 Cambodian general election

1972 Cambodian general election

September 1972

National Assembly

First party   Leader Lon Nol Party PRS Seats won 126 Popular vote 1,304,207 Percentage 99.02%

Prime Minister before election Son Ngoc Thanh Khmer Serei Elected Prime Minister Hang Thun Hak PRS

General elections were held in the Khmer Republic in September 1972, the first after the 1970 coup. Elections for the National Assembly took place on 3 September and were contested by the Social Republican Party and Pracheachon (although the latter only had 10 candidates), whilst they were boycotted by the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in protest at the new electoral law. The SRP won all 126 seats with 99.1% of valid votes. Elections for the Senate were held on 17 September, with the SRP winning all 32 seats.

Results

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Republican Party	1,304,207	99.02	126	New
	Pracheachon	12,854	0.98	0	0
Total		1,317,061	100.00	126	+44
Valid votes		1,317,061	99.36
Invalid/blank votes		8,498	0.64
Total votes		1,325,559	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,686,900	78.58
Source: IPU

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Republican Party	989,196	95.82	32
	Pracheachon	43,171	4.18	0
Armed Forces appointees				8
Total		1,032,367	100.00	40
Source: IPU