1955 Laotian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Laos
Previous Election:1951
Next Election:1958
Election Date:25 December 1955
Seats For Election:All 39 seats in Parliament
Majority Seats:20
Noleader:yes
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:National Progressive Party
Seats1:22
Last Election1:19
Party2:Independent Party
Seats2:7
Last Election2:10
Party3:Democratic Party
Seats3:3
Last Election3:4
Party4:Lao National Union Party
Seats4:2
Last Election4:2
Party5:Independents
Seats5:5
Last Election5:4
Map:1955 Laotian parliamentary election - Deputies by province.svg

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

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

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p137
  3. Nohlen et al., p135