Parliament of Cambodia

Parliament of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Parliament of the Kingdom of Cambodia ; សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា; Parlement du Royaume du Cambodge
	4th Senate ; 6th National Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; National Assembly
History
Founded	14 June 1993
Leadership
Monarch	Norodom Sihamoni ; since 14 October 2004
Prime Minister	Hun Sen (CPP) ; since 30 November 1998
President of ; the Senate	Say Chhum (CPP) ; since 9 June 2015
President of the ; National Assembly	Heng Samrin (CPP) ; since 21 March 2006
Structure
Seats	187 ; 62 Senators ; 125 Members of Parliament
Senate political groups	CPP (58) ; FUNCINPEC (2) ; Independent (2)
National Assembly political groups	CPP (125)
Elections
Senate last election	25 February 2018
National Assembly last election	29 July 2018
Meeting place
Website
	Senate; National Assembly

The Parliament of Cambodia (Khmer: សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ, RK: Saphea Damnang Reas; French: Parlement du Cambodge) is the bicameral legislature of the Government of Cambodia, consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Parliament is composed of 187 members, 125 MPs and 62 Senators.

Parliament has two chambers.

The National Assembly of Cambodia (រដ្ឋសភា; Radhsaphea) has 125 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.
The Senate of Cambodia (ព្រឹទ្ធសភា; Proetsaphea) has 62 members, two of which are appointed by the king and two others by the National Assembly, and the rest elected by the commune councillors and members of the National Assembly.

Composition

The National Assembly holds legislative power. In addition to the general law-making power, the National Assembly has specific powers regarding the national budget, taxes, administrative accounts, laws on general amnesty, international treaties and conventions, declarations of war, and the formation of the Royal Government.[1]

Latest elections

National Assembly (2018)


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Cambodian People's Party	4,889,113	76.85	125	+57
	FUNCINPEC	374,510	5.89	0	0
	League for Democracy Party	309,364	4.86	0	0
	Khmer Will Party	212,869	3.35	0	New
	Khmer National United Party	99,377	1.56	0	New
	Grassroots Democratic Party	70,567	1.11	0	New
	Beehive Social Democratic Party	56,024	0.88	0	New
	Khmer Anti-Poverty Party	55,298	0.87	0	0
	Khmer United Party	48,785	0.77	0	New
	Cambodian Nationality Party	45,370	0.71	0	0
	Khmer Republican Party	41,631	0.65	0	New
	Cambodian Youth Party	39,333	0.62	0	New
	Dharmacracy Party	29,060	0.46	0	New
	Khmer Economic Development Party	23,255	0.37	0	0
	Khmer Rise Party	22,002	0.35	0	New
	Ponleu Thmey Party	13,509	0.21	0	New
	Cambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party	10,197	0.16	0	New
	Our Motherland Party	9,174	0.14	0	New
	Republican Democracy Party	8,591	0.14	0	0
	Reaksmey Khemara Party	4,212	0.07	0	New
Total		6,362,241	100.00	125	+2

Valid votes		6,362,241	91.45
Invalid/blank votes		594,659	8.55
Total votes		6,956,900	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,380,217	83.02
Source: National Election Committee

Senate (2018)


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Cambodian People's Party	11,202	96.05	58	+12
	FUNCINPEC	276	2.37	0	New
	Khmer National United Party	182	1.56	0	New
	Cambodian Youth Party	3	0.03	0	New
Appointed members				4	0
Total		11,663	100.00	62	+1

Valid votes		11,663	99.94
Invalid/blank votes		7	0.06
Total votes		11,670	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,695	99.79
Source: Khmer Times

The King and National Assembly each nominate two Senators, bring the total to 61 members.

References

"Cambodia 1993 (rev. 2008)". Constitute. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

External links

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[1] "Cambodia 1993 (rev. 2008)". Constitute. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

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