2006 Cambodian Senate election

2006 Cambodian Senate elections

← 1972 22 January 2006 2012 →
57 of the 61 seats to the Senate 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	97.24%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Chea Sim Unknown Kong Korm Party CPP FUNCINPEC SRP Seats before 31 21 7 Seats after 45 10 2 Seat change 14 11 5 Popular vote 7,854 2,320 1,165 Percentage 69.19% 20.44% 10.26%
Senate President before election Chea Sim CPP Elected Senate President Chea Sim CPP

Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The FUNCINPEC Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats.^[1] This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.