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1955 Laotian parliamentary election

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1955 Laotian parliamentary election
Kingdom of Laos
← 1951 25 December 1955 1958 →

All 39 seats in Parliament
20 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats +/–
National Progressive Party

22 +3
Independent Party

7 −3
Democratic Party

3 −1
Lao National Union Party

2 0
Independents

5 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 76%.

Results

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Elections were only held in ten of the twelve provinces.[3]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Progressive Party22+3
Independent Party7–3
Democratic Party3–1
Lao National Union Party20
Independents5+1
Total390
Total votes227,841
Registered voters/turnout301,28375.62
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p137
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p135