At stake in this election:

• 123 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: King Norodom SIHANOUK
• Head of Government: Prime Minister HUN SEN
• Assembly: Cambodia has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 61 seats and the National Assembly with 123 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The King is hereditary head of state.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the King.
• In the Senate, 57 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 5-year terms, 2 members are elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year terms and 2 members are appointed by the monarch to serve 5-year terms. In the National Assembly 123 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Cambodian People's Party (CPP)
  • Leader: Chea SIM
  • Seats won in this National Assembly election: 73
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 64
• Party: Sam Rainsy Party (SRP)
  • Leader: H.E. SAM RAINSY
  • Seats won in this National Assembly election: 24
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 15
• Party: FUNCINPEC
  • Leader: Norodom RANARIDDH
  • Seats won in this National Assembly election: 26
  • Seats won in last National Assembly election: 43

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 12,901,217 (2003)
• Registered Voters: 6,341,834 ( 2003 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 6,638,808 (2003)

·         Is Cambodia a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 October 1980)

·         Has Cambodia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (15 October 1992)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 13 (National Assembly) (following elections in 2003)

·         Human Development Index Position: 143 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Cambodia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (1 October 2007)

·         Has Cambodia ratified CRPD: Yes (20 December 2012)

·         Population with a disability: 1,935,182 (est.)