Laotian parliamentary election, 2011

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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 30 April 2011.^[1] The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won 128 of the 132 seats in the National Assembly.

Campaign

A total of 190 candidates contested the 132 seats, of which 185 were members of the LPRP.^[1]

Results

Party	%	Seats	+/–
Lao People's Revolutionary Party		128	+15
Independents		4	+2
Invalid/blank votes	–	–	–
Total		132	+17
Registered voters/turnout		–	–
Source: IPU

References

1 2 Laos: Elections held in 2011 IPU

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