1989 Laotian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 26 March 1989, the first since 1972.[1] A total of 121 candidates contested the 79 seats, of which around two-third were Lao People's Revolutionary Party members. The LPRP emerged victorious, winning 65 seats.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.4%.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 65 | |||
Independents | 14 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||
Total | 79 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Laos: Elections held in 1989 Inter-Parliamentary Union