Laotian parliamentary election, 2006

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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 30 April 2006.^[1] The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won 113 of the 115 seats in the National Assembly.

Campaign

A total of 175 candidates contested the 115 seats, of which 173 were members of the LPRP.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Lao People's Revolutionary Party			113	+4
Independents			2	+2
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	2,819,904		115	+6
Registered voters/turnout	2,826,580	99.76	–	–
Source: IPU

References

1 2 Laos: Elections held in 2006 IPU

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