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

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

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


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