2016 Vietnamese legislative election

2016 Vietnamese legislative election

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All 496 seats in the National Assembly 249 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	99.35%
Party Leader Seats +/– Communist Party Nguyễn Phú Trọng 475 +21 Non-party – 19 −23 Independents – 2 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Communist Party Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Communist Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2016. The members of the National Assembly, which would subsequently appoint the Prime Minister, and deputies of People's Councils at all levels were to be elected.^[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

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.

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