2016 Vietnamese legislative election
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496 seats to the National Assembly 249 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 99,35% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Party structure of the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam at the 1st Session after the 2016 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2016. The members of the National Assembly, which would subsequently appoint the Prime Minister, and deputies of People's Councils at all levels were to be elected.[1]
As Vietnam is a one-party state, the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam was the only party to contest the elections.
Background
The election date, a Sunday according to electoral law, was announced on 24 November 2015.
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; 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.[2]
Campaign
A total of 870 candidates were approved to run for election,[3] including 97 independents and 11 self-nominees.[4]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Communist Party of Vietnam | 475 | +21 | |||
| Non-party members | 19 | –23 | |||
| Independents | 2 | –2 | |||
| Total | 496 | –4 | |||
| Total votes | 67,049,091 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,485,482 | 99.35 | |||
| Source: IPU | |||||
Initially the Communist Party had 475 elected delegates. However 2 delegates were disqualified from duty before the first meeting of the newly elected National Assembly. Therefore the Communist Party had 473 elected delegates at the end.
References
- ^ "General elections set to be held on May 22, 2016". Vietnam Breaking News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ Election prep nearly complete Viet Nam News, 19 May 2016
- ^ Last elections IPU
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