1961 South Vietnamese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 9 April 1961.[1] The result was a victory for Ngô Đình Diệm, who won 89% of the vote.

1961 South Vietnamese presidential election

9 April 1961 1967 →
 
Nominee Ngô Đình Diệm Nguyễn Đình Quát
Party PLRP
Percentage 89% 7%

Elected President

Ngô Đình Diệm
PLRP

Results edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ngô Đình DiệmPersonalist Labor Revolutionary Party89
Nguyễn Đình Quát7
Ho Nhut Tan4
Total
Source: Nohlen et al.

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8