Communal elections () were held in Cambodia on Sunday, 4 June 2017. The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that some 7.8 million of 9.6 million eligible Cambodians were registered to cast their ballots. 94,595 candidates from 12 political parties contested the 11,572 commune council seats in 1,646 communes of Cambodia. Voter turnout was a record 90.37%. There were concerns surrounding some irregularities in the polling.
The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party, albeit with a smaller majority, and saw large gains by the Cambodia National Rescue Party. Ultimately, the strong showing by the opposition led to its dissolve before it could contest the national elections. Mithuna Phuthong became the first woman to be elected governor of a Cambodian province.
Results PartyVotes%Chiefs+/–Councillors+/–Cambodian People's Party 3,540,056 50.76 1,156 –436 6,503 –1,789Cambodia National Rescue Party 3,056,824 43.83 489 +449 5,007 +2,052FUNCINPEC 132,319 1.90 0 –1 28 –123League for Democracy Party 122,882 1.76 0 0 4 –4Khmer National United Party 78,724 1.13 1 New 24 NewBeehive Social Democratic Party 31,334 0.45 0 New 1 NewGrassroots Democratic Party 4,981 0.07 0 New 5 NewCambodian Nationality Party 2,161 0.03 0 0 0 –1Cambodian Youth Party 1,505 0.02 0 New 0 NewCambodia Indigenous People's Democracy Party 1,272 0.02 0 New 0 NewKhmer Power Party 1,035 0.01 0 New 0 NewRepublican Democracy Party 818 0.01 0 0 0 0Total6,973,911 1001,646 +13 11,572 +113Valid votes 6,973,911 98.12 Invalid/blank votes 133,484 1.88 Total votes7,107,395100 Registered voters/turnout7,865,03390.37 Source: COMFREL
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