Commune Council (Cambodia)

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Results of the 2017 commune elections:
  CPP: 6,503 seats
  CNRP: 5,007 seats
  FUNCINPEC: 28 seats
  KNUP: 24 seats
  GDP: 5 seats
  LDP: 4 seats
  BSDP: 1 seat

There are 1,646 communes (khums/sangkats) in Cambodia. Each Commune Council (Khmer: ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់) is composed of 5 to 11 members depending on demography and geography, elected through a proportional system where nationally registered political parties can compete by presenting a list of candidates of at least twice the number of seats in each Commune. There are no independent candidates. Commune councillors vote on their constituents' behalf in Senate elections. As such, a victory in communal elections would all but guarantee a majority in the Senate.

There are currently 11,572 councillors from 1,646 communes.

Party Councillors Of total
Cambodian People's Party
11,510
 
99.46%
FUNCINPEC
28
 
0.24%
Khmer National United Party
24
 
0.21%
Grassroots Democracy Party
5
 
0.04%
League for Democracy Party
4
 
0.03%
Beehive Social Democratic Party
1
 
0.01%
Total 11,572 100%

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