North Vietnamese parliamentary election, 1946

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Parliamentary elections were held in North Vietnam on 6 January 1946.[1] The result was a victory for the Indochinese Communist Party-Vietnam Workers' Party, which won 182 of the 302 seats, although the distribution of seats had been decided before the elections.[2] The ballot was not secret, and ballot papers were filled in in the prcesnce of aides who were "to help comrades who had difficulty in making out their ballots."[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Indochinese Communist Party-Vietnam Workers' Party 182
Vietnam Democratic Party 45
Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang 26
Vietnam Socialist Party 27
Vietnamese Revolutionary League 22
Invalid/blank votes - -
Total 302
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0199249598
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p336 ISBN 0199249598
  3. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p324 ISBN 0199249598