1955 Laotian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 76%.
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All 39 seats in Parliament 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
Elections were only held in ten of the twelve provinces.[3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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National Progressive Party | 22 | +3 | |||
Independent Party | 7 | –3 | |||
Democratic Party | 3 | –1 | |||
Lao National Union Party | 2 | 0 | |||
Independents | 5 | +1 | |||
Total | 39 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 227,841 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 301,283 | 75.62 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
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