How to Understand and Resolve
Technical Issues of Election Irregularities
CIVICUS Cambodia Theary C. Seng
Seat allocation is not based on a fixed number of votes obtained for all 24 provinces. Rather, seat allocation is based on a multi-step formula using the law of average particular to each province. It factors in:
- Ballots cast considered VALID- Ballots cast considered VOID
- Figure of seat allocation for that particular province
(e.g. Siem Reap has 6 seats; Kampong Cham, 18; Kandal, 11)
For example in Siem Reap, let’s say, hypothetically:
- 300,000 VALID ballots cast [total votes cast minus void ballots]
- CPP = 160,000
- CNRP = 120,000
Five (5) seats have been allocated of the total possible 6; one seat remains. The formula to get this remaining seat is:
In this case of a tie, the seat is determined by the casting of a die (lottery).
However, if the CPP had received a total valid votes of 160,001 (rather than 160,000), this remaining 6th seat would have gone to the CPP based on the Step Three formula.
Effectively, in this hypothetical, the CPP would have received one National Assembly seat based ONLY on one extra valid ballot!
Herein lies the heart of CNRP’s contention!
The devil IS really in the details!
In Kandal Province, CNRP claims it only needed 168 more votes for another N.A. seat.
However, if the CPP had received a total valid votes of 160,001 (rather than 160,000), this remaining 6th seat would have gone to the CPP based on the Step Three formula.
Effectively, in this hypothetical, the CPP would have received one National Assembly seat based ONLY on one extra valid ballot!
Herein lies the heart of CNRP’s contention!
The devil IS really in the details!
In Kandal Province, CNRP claims it only needed 168 more votes for another N.A. seat.
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