1958 Cambodian general election
General elections were held in Cambodia on 23 March 1958.[1] The Sangkum party received all but 409 of the 1.6 million votes,[2] winning all 61 seats in the National Assembly.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sangkum | 1,646,488 | 100 | 61 | –30 |
| Pracheachon | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 1,646,897 | 100 | 61 | -30 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
By district
Most districts only had one Sangkum candidate, but one Phnom Penh district was contested by a Pracheachon candidate.[3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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| Nhieim Sokphai | Sangkum | 13,542 | 97.2 | Elected |
| Keo Meas | Pracheachon | 396 | 2.8 | |
| Total | 13,938 | 100 | ||
| Source: Corfield | ||||
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References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p69
- Corfield, Justin (31 December 1994). Khmers Stand Up!. Monash Asia Institute. p. 28. ISBN 0732605652.
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