1998 Cambodian general election

Cambodian general election, 1998

26 July 1998
All 122 seats to the National Assembly 62 seats needed for a majority
Registered	5,395,595
Turnout	5,057,679 (93.7%) 4.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hun Sen Norodom Ranariddh Sam Rainsy Party CPP FUNCINPEC SRP Leader since 14 January 1985 February 1992 June 1995 Leader's seat Kandal Kampong Cham Kampong Cham Last election 51 seats, 38.2% 58 seats, 45.5% N/A Seats before 51 58 0 Seats won 64 43 15 Seat change 13 15 15 Popular vote 2,030,790 1,554,405 699,665 Percentage 41.4% 31.7% 14.3% Swing 3.1% 13.8% 14.3%
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. Grey denotes provinces uncontested.
Prime Minister before election Ung Huot FUNCINPEC Elected Prime Minister Hun Sen CPP

General elections were held in Cambodia on 26 July 1998. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party, which won 64 of the 122 seats. Voter turnout was 93.7%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Cambodian People's Party	2,030,790	41.4	64	+13
Funcinpec Party	1,554,405	31.7	43	–15
Sam Rainsy Party	699,665	14.3	15	New
Democratic Party	90,000	1.8	0	New
Cambodian National Sustaining Party	71,093	1.4	0	New
Liberal Democratic Party for National Salvation	46,424	0.9	0	New
Sonn Sann's Party	45,849	0.9	0	–10
Nationalist Party	37,308	0.8	0	New
Buddhist Liberal Party	32,959	0.7	0	New
Khmer Angkor Party	26,482	0.5	0	New
Cambodian Citizens' Party	23,713	0.5	0	New
Cambodian Unity Party	19,232	0.4	0	New
Republican Coalition Party	14,869	0.3	0	0
Liberal Democratic Party	14,088	0.3	0	0
Free Development Republican Party	13,780	0.3	0	0
Rally for National Solidarity	13,038	0.3	0	0
National Unification Party	11,089	0.2	0	New
National Restoration Party	10,451	0.2	0	New
Light of Freedom Party	10,027	0.2	0	New
Molinaka and Naktaorsou Khmer for Freedom	8,395	0.2	0	–1
Cambodian Free Independent Democracy Party	3,938	0.1	0	0
Neutral Democratic Party of Cambodia	3,869	0.1	0	0
Free Republican Party	1,654	0.0	0	0
Twelve other parties	119,372	2.4	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	155,189	–	–	–
Total	5,057,679	100	122	+2
Source: Nohlen et al.