1972 Laotian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 2 January 1972 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.[1] The elections were contested by around 200 candidates, and more than two-thirds of incumbent MPs lost their seats.[2] Voter turnout was 67.8%.[1]
This would be the last election held in Laos before the Communists seized power in 1975. To date, it is also the last contested election held in the country.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Progressive Party | 3 | |||
Other parties | 57 | |||
Total | 60 | |||
Total votes | 619,271 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 913,862 | 67.76 | ||
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 Inter-Parliamentary Union