Laotian parliamentary election, 1997

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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 December 1997.[1] A total of 159 candidates contested the 99 seats, all but four of which were Lao People's Revolutionary Party members. The LPRP emerged victorious, winning 98 seats.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.4%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Lao People's Revolutionary Party 98+13
Independents 1+1
Invalid/blank votes
Total2,284,632 99+14
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. Laos: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
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