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Liberal Party (Cambodia)

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Liberal Party
គណបក្សសេរីនិយម
Parti libéral
LeaderNorodom Norindeth
Founded1946
Dissolved1955
Merged intoSangkum
HeadquartersPhnom Penh, Cambodia
IdeologyConservatism
Monarchism
Political positionCentre-right
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

The Liberal Party (Khmer: គណបក្សសេរីនិយម), first known as the Constitutionalist Party, was a conservative, pro-French political party in Cambodia. The party was led by Prince Norodom Norindeth and was supported by the Khmer elites, the French, and members of the royal family.[1] The party advocated an evolutionary approach for independence as opposed to their more radical rivals, the Democrats.

General election results

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Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
1946
14 / 67
N/A N/A Increase 14 seats; opposition Norodom Norindeth
1947
21 / 75
N/A N/A Increase 7 seats; opposition Norodom Norindeth
1951
18 / 78
N/A N/A Decrease 3 seats; opposition Norodom Norindeth
1955
0 / 91
5,488 0.7% Decrease 18 seats; no seats Norodom Norindeth

References

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  1. ^ "The Road to Khmer Independence". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-14.