title: 2006 Cambodian Senate election
text: # 2006 Cambodian Senate election
  
  Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The Funcinpec Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats. This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.
  
  ## Results
  
  Seats :
  
  | | Cambodian People's Party | 7,854 | 69.19 | 45 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | FUNCINPEC | 2,320 | 20.44 | 10 |
  | | Sam Rainsy Party | 1,165 | 10.26 | 2 |
  | | Khmer Democratic Party | 13 | 0.11 | 0 |
  | Appointed members | Appointed members | | | 4 |
  | Total | Total | 11,352 | 100.00 | 61 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,352 | 99.82 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 20 | 0.18 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 11,372 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,384 | 99.89 | |
  | Source: IPU, VOA |||||
  