1951 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 August 1951 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. ^[1] Unlike previous elections, which had been held on a non-partisan basis, ^[2] this one saw political parties compete for the first time. The result was a victory for the National Progressive Party, which won 19 of the 39 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Progressive Party			19
	Independent Party			10
	Democratic Party			4
	Lao National Union Party			2
	Independents			4
Total				39
Registered voters/turnout		233,119	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
2. Nohlen et al., p137