Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 August 1951 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.[1] Unlike previous elections, which had been held on a non-partisan basis,[2] this one saw political parties compete for the first time. The result was a victory for the National Progressive Party, which won 19 of the 39 seats.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Progressive Party | 19 | |||
| Independent Party | 10 | |||
| Democratic Party | 4 | |||
| Lao National Union Party | 2 | |||
| Independents | 4 | |||
| Total | 39 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 233,119 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Nohlen et al., p137