1972 Cambodian general election

none Khmer Republic September 1972 yes National Assembly 1966 1976 All 126 seats in the National Assembly 64 yes Social Republican Party Lon Nol 99.02 126 yes 2006 Senate 32 of the 40 seats in the Senate 21 yes Social Republican Party Lon Nol 95.82 32 Prime Minister Sơn Ngọc Thành KS Hang Thun Hak Social Republican Party General elections were held in the Khmer Republic in September 1972,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 0-19-924959-8 the first after the 1970 coup d'état. 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.Cambodia Inter-Parliamentary Union Elections for the Senate were held on 17 September, with the SRP winning all 32 seats. Results National Assembly File:National Assembly of the Khmer Republic 1972.svg Social Republican Party 1304207 126 New Pracheachon 12854 0 0 8498 +44 1686900 IPU Senate File:Senate of the Khmer Republic 1972.svg Social Republican Party 989196 32 Pracheachon 43171 0 Armed Forces appointees 8 IPU References Cambodia Category:General elections in Cambodia General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Cambodia