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1947 Cambodian general election

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1947 Cambodian general election

← 1946 21 December 1947 1951 →

All 75 seats in the National Assembly
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sisowath Watchayavong Norodom Norindeth
Party Democratic Liberal
Last election 50 seats 14 seats
Seats won 44 21
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 7

A map presenting the results of the election, by party elected from each constituency

Prime Minister before election

Sisowath Youtevong
Democratic

Elected Prime Minister

Sisowath Watchayavong
Democratic

General elections were held in Cambodia on 21 December 1947.[1] The Democratic Party won 44 of the 75 seats.[2]

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Democratic Party44–6
Liberal Party21+7
Independents10+7
Total75+8
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p63 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p74