Parliament of Cambodia

Parliament

សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ

*Saphea Tamnang Reas*
Parliament ; សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ; Saphea Tamnang Reas
5th Senate ; 7th National Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; (upper house)National Assembly; (lower house)
History
Founded	14 June 1993
Leadership
Monarch	Norodom Sihamoni ; since 14 October 2004
Prime Minister	Hun Manet (CPP) ; since 22 August 2023
President of the Senate	Hun Sen (CPP) ; since 3 April 2024
President of the National Assembly	Khuon Sudary (CPP) ; since 22 August 2023
Structure
Seats	187 Senate: 62; National Assembly: 125;
Senate political groups	Elected members (58) CPP (55); KWP (3); Appointed members (4) CPP (2); Independent (2);
National Assembly political groups	CPP (120); FUNCINPEC (5);
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirect party-list proportional representation
National Assembly voting system	Closed list proportional representation
First Senate election	September 1972 (original)22 January 2006 (current form)
First National Assembly election	23 and 28 May 1993
Last Senate election	25 February 2024
Last National Assembly election	23 July 2023
Meeting place
	Solidarity Palace, meeting place of the Cambodian Senate
	National Assembly Palace, meeting place of the Cambodian National Assembly
Website
	Senate; National Assembly

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The Parliament (Khmer: សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ, Saphea Tamnang Reas [sapʰiə tɑmnaːŋ riəh]; lit. 'People's Representative Assembly') is the bicameral legislature of Cambodia consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly. The parliament is composed of 187 members, 125 MPs and 62 senators.

Parliament has two chambers.

The National Assembly (រដ្ឋសភា Roatsaphea) has 125 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.
The Senate (ព្រឹទ្ធសភា Pruetsaphea) has 62 members, two of which are appointed by the king and two others by the National Assembly, and the rest elected by the Commune Councillors and members of the National Assembly.

Composition

The National Assembly holds legislative power. In addition to the general law-making power, the National Assembly has specific powers regarding the national budget, taxes, administrative accounts, laws on general amnesty, international treaties and conventions, declarations of war, and the formation of the Royal Government.^[1]

Latest elections

National Assembly (2023)



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cambodian People's Party	6,398,311	82.30	120	–5
	FUNCINPEC	716,490	9.22	5	+5
	Khmer National United Party	134,285	1.73	0	0
	Cambodian Youth Party	97,412	1.25	0	0
	Dharmacracy Party	84,030	1.08	0	0
	Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Democracy Party	52,817	0.68	0	0
	Khmer Anti-Poverty Party	40,096	0.52	0	0
	Khmer United Party	36,526	0.47	0	0
	Grassroots Democratic Party	35,416	0.46	0	0
	Khmer Economic Development Party	26,093	0.34	0	0
	Ekpheap Cheat Khmer Party	25,261	0.32	0	New
	Cambodian Nationality Party	23,197	0.30	0	0
	Women for Women Party	22,843	0.29	0	New
	Khmer Conservative Party	20,968	0.27	0	New
	Beehive Social Democratic Party	20,210	0.26	0	0
	People Purpose Party	13,831	0.18	0	New
	Democracy Power Party	13,704	0.18	0	New
	Farmer's Party	12,786	0.16	0	New
Total		7,774,276	100.00	125	0

Valid votes		7,774,276	94.64
Invalid/blank votes		440,154	5.36
Total votes		8,214,430	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,710,655	84.59
Source: National Election Committee

Results of seat allocation by provinces

Source:^[2]
Province	CPP	FUNCINPEC	Total
Province			Total
Banteay Meanchey	6	0	6
Battambang	8	0	8
Kampong Cham	9	1	10
Kampong Chhnang	4	0	4
Kampong Speu	6	0	6
Kampong Thom	5	1	6
Kampot	6	0	6
Kandal	10	1	11
Koh Kong	1	0	1
Kratié	3	0	3
Mondulkiri	1	0	1
Phnom Penh	11	1	12
Preah Vihear	1	0	1
Prey Veng	10	1	11
Pursat	4	0	4
Ratanakiri	1	0	1
Siem Reap	6	0	6
Preah Sihanouk	3	0	3
Stung Treng	1	0	1
Svay Rieng	5	0	5
Takéo	8	0	8
Oddar Meanchey	1	0	1
Kep	1	0	1
Pailin	1	0	1
Tboung Khmum	8	0	8
Total	120	5	125

Senate (2024)

Preliminary results released by the NEC showed that the CPP had won 55 of the 58 contested seats in the Senate, with the remaining four seats being filled by appointees of King Norodom Sihamoni and the National Assembly. The other three contested seats were won by the Khmer Will Party, a coalition of parties opposed to Hun Sen and a proxy of the Candlelight Party.^[3]^[4] It also showed that the opposition had lost ground in Phnom Penh to the CPP by nearly half of its votes and by 30 percent in the surrounding Kandal Province.^[3]



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Cambodian People's Party	10,052	85.92	55	-3
	Khmer Will Party	1,394	11.92	3	New
	Nation Power Party	234	2.00	0	New
	FUNCINPEC	19	0.16	0	0
Members appointed by National Assembly				2	0
Members appointed by Monarch^[a]				2	0
Total		11,699	100.00	62	11730

Valid votes		11,699	99.74
Invalid/blank votes		31	0.26
Total votes		11,730	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,747	99.86
Source: KT, NEC, KT, VP, Xinhua

Results by region

Regions	CPP			KWP			FUNCINPEC			NPP			Blank/invalid	Total

	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Region 1	817	90.18%	6	88	9.71%	0	1	0.11%	0	0	0.00%	0	7
Region 2	1121	82.12%	7	239	17.51%	1	1	0.07%	0	4	0.29%	0
Region 3	779	84.22%	5	130	14.05%	0	4	0.43%	0	12	1.30%	0
Region 4	1191	77.95%	9	218	14.27%	1	1	0.07%	0	118	7.72%	0
Region 5	1187	88.78%	7	148	11.07%	0	0	0.00%	0	2	0.15%	0
Region 6	1161	82.28%	6	245	17.36%	1	1	0.07%	0	4	0.28%	0
Region 7	1575	90.47%	9	151	8.67%	0	0	0.00%	0	15	0.86%	0
Region 8	1501	84.99%	6	175	9.91%	0	11	0.62%	0	79	4.47%	0
Total	10,117	86.99%	55	1,394	11.01%	3	19	0.15%	0	234	1.85%	0	7	11,730
Source: National Election Committee

Elected Senators

Party		Name

The King and National Assembly each nominate two senators, bring the total to 61 members.

Notes

^ Two independents.

References

^ "Cambodia 1993 (rev. 2008)". Constitute. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "HEADED FOR A BIG WIN: Early results indicate CPP will secure 120 seats with Funcinpec getting five". Khmer Times. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference nikkei1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Cambodia's ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president". Associated Press. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

External links

National Assembly website
Senate website Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
National Election Committee
List of Senators
Ruling party wins Cambodia poll

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[5] Two independents.

[1] "Cambodia 1993 (rev. 2008)". Constitute. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[2] "HEADED FOR A BIG WIN: Early results indicate CPP will secure 120 seats with Funcinpec getting five". Khmer Times. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[nikkei1-3] Cite error: The named reference nikkei1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ap-4] "Cambodia's ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president". Associated Press. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

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