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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2016 to elect members of the National Assembly, alongside local elections.[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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