North Vietnamese parliamentary election, 1946

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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 6 January 1946, in all localities, even in fighting regions of Southern, Southern Central and Central Highlands areas.[1][2] 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.[3] The ballot was not secret, and ballot papers were filled in in the presence of aides who were "to help comrades who had difficulty in making out their ballots."[4]

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 0-19-924959-8
  2. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-140468708/vietnam-first-general-election.html
  3. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p336 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  4. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p324 ISBN 0-19-924959-8