2021 Vietnamese legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Vietnam on 23 May 2021 to elect members of the National Assembly, which would subsequently appoint the Prime Minister, and deputies of People's Councils.^[1] The election took place on a Sunday in line with local legislation. Results were announced on 10 June.

2021 Vietnamese parliamentary election

← 2016 23 May 2021 2026 →
All 500 seats in the National Assembly 251 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	99.60%
First party Second party   Leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng – Party Communist Party Non-party members Leader since 19 January 2011 – Last election 475 seats 19 seats Seats won 485 14 Seat change 10 5
Prime Minister before election Phạm Minh Chính Elected Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính

Background

The Communist Party of Vietnam rules Vietnam as a one-party state and as such is the only party that can contest the elections. In the 2016 elections the party won 475 of the 496 seats, with the rest going to independent members of the government-aligned Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

Electoral system

The members of the National Assembly were elected from 184 multi-member constituencies using the two-round system, with a maximum number of 500 candidates to be elected. Block voting was used, with each district having two or three seats.^[2] Candidates had to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round held on a plurality basis.^[3]

Results

One seat in Bình Dương Province was left vacant after the National Election Council did not confirm the winning candidate was eligible to enter parliament.^[4]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Communist Party of Vietnam			485	+10
	Non-party members			14	–5
Vacant				1	–
Total				500	+4
Total votes		69,243,604	–
Registered voters/turnout		69,523,133	99.60
Source: National Election Council, Vietnamplus

References

1. "National election slated for May 23, 2021". Nhân Dân. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. "Two How Elections Work in Vietnam". United Front. 2021. pp. 49–66. doi:10.1515/9781503614758-005. ISBN 9781503614758. S2CID 240967678.
3. "Viet Nam (Quoc-Hoi), Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
4. List of 499 winners in 15th NA election announced Vietnam Plus, 10 June 2021