Vietnamese legislative election, 2011
Vietnamese parliamentary election, 2011
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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2011.[1] Since Vietnam is a single-party state, the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam is guaranteed to win a majority.[2]
Campaign
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 827 candidates. 31.4% were women, 14.3% were not members of the Communist Party, 16.1% were members of ethnic minorities and 22.1% were candidates running for reelection.[3] Regardless of party standing, all candidates are evaulated by the Fatherland Front.[4]
Originally, 82 people were self-nominated, but of those only 15 were approved by party officials in order to run in the election.[5] However, Vietnam saw an increase of self-nominated candidates (82) in 2011 compared to 30 in 2007.[6] Some pro-democracy and human rights activists were a part of the self-nominated group, who did not receive the required approval. These included lawyers Le Quoc Quan, a former fellow for the National Endowment for Democracy and Cu Huy Ha Vu and Le Cong Dinh, both sentenced to jail for security and propaganda risks against the state.[7]
The 14 politburo seats were also up for election, though these elections were held in small electoral districts chosen by the party leaders. Thus, not all Vietnamese voters had a say in the politburo election decision.[8]
Results
During the 2011 election, Vietnam had an estimated 62,200,000 registered voters and of those registered 61,900,000 ballots were reportedly casted.[9] Voter turnout was exceedingly high at 99.51%.[10] Of the 500 members elected, 333 were first-time members and four were self-nominated. Almost all of them had at least a bachelor's degree; 15.6% were from ethnic minorities, 24.4% were women, and 8.4% were not members of the Communist Party. [11] Non-party members, who managed to gain a seat in the National Assembly, include brother and sister duo Dang Thanh Tam and Dang Thi Hoang Yen from Saigon Investment Group.[12]
Vietnam election 2011 results show that non-party members made up 8.4% of seats.
Vietnam election 2011 results show that females made up 24.4% of seats and males 75.6% of seats. Figure is rounded.
Vietnam Election 2011 results show that ethnic minorities made up 15.6% of parliamentary seats.
References
- ↑ "Truong Sa residents cast early votes in legislative elections". Thanh Nien. May 20, 2011.
- ↑ Ian Timberlake (May 22, 2011). "One-party Vietnam votes in national election". AFP. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7387493.html
- ↑ Union, Inter-Parliamentary. "IPU PARLINE database: VIET NAM (Quoc-Hoi), Last elections". www.ipu.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ aujourd'hui, Vietnam (2011-05-23). "Vietnamese voters unmoved by election fanfare". blog.vietnam-aujourdhui.info (in French). Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ "Are Vietnam’s elections becoming more democratic?". East Asia Forum. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ aujourd'hui, Vietnam (2011-05-23). "Vietnamese voters unmoved by election fanfare". blog.vietnam-aujourdhui.info (in French). Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Ruwitch, By John. "Party wins big in Vietnam, but with a few twists". Reuters Blogs. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Vietnam Parl May 2011". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ F_181. "500 legislators elected in Vietnam - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7400242.html
- ↑ "Ballots, banners, but little budging". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Election results for NA and People’s Council deputies announced". Voice of Vietnam. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
