1989 Laotian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 26 March 1989, the first since 1972,[1] and the first since the Communist takeover in 1975.
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All 79 seats in the National Assembly | ||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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A total of 121 candidates contested the 79 seats. All candidates had to be approved by the Lao Front for National Construction, dominated by the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party; around two-thirds of candidates were LPRP members. The LPRP won 65 seats, with independents whose candidacies had been approved by the Front taking the remainder.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.4%.[1]
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 65 | |||
Independents | 14 | |||
Total | 79 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 98.4 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
edit- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Laos: Elections held in 1989 Inter-Parliamentary Union