2022 Cambodian communal elections

Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 5 June 2022. It was the fifth quinquennial communal election in Cambodia since 2002. 1,652 communes in all 25 provinces of Cambodia were contested for a total of 11,622 commune council seats. The election precedes the 2023 general election and the 2024 Senate election. 9.2 million of 10.5 million eligible voters were registered to cast their ballots. Voter turnout was 80.3%.

2022 Cambodian communal election
5 June 2022
All 1,652 Commune Chiefs (C)
All 11,622 seats in the Commune Council (c)
Registered9,205,681 17.0%
Turnout7,394,427 (80.3%) 10.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hun Sen Teav Vannol
Party CPP Candlelight
Leader since 20 June 2015 2 November 2015
Seats won 1,648 (C) · 9,376 (c) 4 (C) · 2,198 (c)
Seat change 492 (C) · 2,873 (c) 4 (C) · 2,198 (c)
Popular vote 5,378,773 1,610,556
Percentage 74.3% 22.2%
Swing 23.5% 22.2%
Party Seats +/–
Communal Chief
Cambodian People's Party 1648 +492
Candlelight Party 4 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Party Seats +/–
Communal Councilor
Cambodian People's Party 9376 +2873
Candlelight Party 2198 +2198
FUNCINPEC 19 −8
Khmer National United Party 13 −11
Cambodia National Love Party 5 +5
Cambodian Youth Party 3 +3
Grassroots Democratic Party 6 +1
Kampucheaniyum Party 1 +1
Beehive Social Democratic Party 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The result was a landslide victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 74% of the popular vote, 1,648 commune chiefs, and more than 9,000 commune councillors. The resurgent Candlelight Party, a faction of the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party, won 22% of the popular vote, but only 4 commune chiefs. It also marked the first time ever that no party was led by either Sam Rainsy, Kem Sokha, and Norodom Ranariddh. The aftermath of the election was marked by continued arrests of opposition supporters.

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