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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. All candidates were pre-screened by the LPRP. [2] The LPRP won 98 seats, with an independent winning the remaining seat. [3] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.4%. [1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 98 | +13 | |||
| Independents | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 99 | +14 | |||
| Total votes | 2,284,632 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,299,128 | 99.37 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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