Laotian parliamentary election, 1951
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Laos |
Ideology |
Constitution |
|
Legislature
|
|
Mass organizations
|
|
|
Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 August 1951.[1] Unlike previous elections, which had been held on a non-partisan basis,[2] this one saw political parties compete for the first time. The result was a victory for the National Progressive Party, which won 19 of the 39 seats.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
National Progressive Party | 19 | ||
Independent Party | 10 | ||
Democratic Party | 4 | ||
Lao National Union Party | 2 | ||
Independents | 4 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 39 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p137
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.