1972 Cambodian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held for the first, and to date only time in Cambodia on 4 June 1972, following the abolition of the monarchy and the declaration of the establishment of the Khmer Republic in the 1970 coup d'état. The result was a victory for Lon Nol, who received 55% of the vote. Voter turnout was 58%.[1]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Lon Nol | Social Republican Party | 578,560 | 54.93 | |
| In Tam | Democratic Party | 257,496 | 24.45 | |
| Keo An | Republican Party | 217,174 | 20.62 | |
| Total | 1,053,230 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,053,230 | 99.41 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,275 | 0.59 | ||
| Total votes | 1,059,505 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,840,592 | 57.56 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p76 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
