2021 Laotian parliamentary election
Laos
21 February 2021
All 164 seats in the National Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Seats +/–
LPRP Thongloun Sisoulith 158 +14
Independents – 6 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of Laos before President of Laos after
Bounnhang Vorachit
LPRP		 Thongloun Sisoulith
LPRP

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 February 2021 to elect the members of the ninth National Assembly.[1] Provincial elections took place simultaneously.

Background

The Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the sole party that can field candidates. During the 2016 Laotian parliamentary election the party obtained 144 of 149 total seats, with the rest won by independent candidates.

In total, Laos has 4,280,000 eligible voters, according to the National Election Committee.

Electoral system

The 149 members of the National Assembly are elected for 5 year terms from 18 multi-member constituencies with between 5 and 19 seats using the multiple non-transferable vote system. Candidates need to gain the support of a local authority or a mass organisation to run for office.[2] In each constituency, voters vote for a list with as many candidates as there are seats to be filled, and the list with the most votes wins all of its seats. The seat distribution changes based on the population. Each province is given a minimum of five seats, and one additional seat is given for every 50,000 inhabitants starting at 250,000 inhabitants, up to a maximum of 19 seats.

In excess of 7,200 polling stations were used, with overseas voting possible in forty other countries.[3]

Campaign

A total of 224 candidate contested the National Assembly elections, with 788 candidate competing for the 492 Provincial People's Councils seats. Younger, as well as middle-aged candidates, made up a larger percentage of the candidates than usual, as a result of a push from the Laotian government for younger people to get involved in politics.[4][5]

Results

On 1 March the Vientiane Times reported that vote counts had not been finalized yet, but would likely be within the week.[6] The new National Assembly met for the first time on 22 March.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Lao People's Revolutionary Party158+14
Independents6+1
Total164+15
Total votes3,973,017–
Registered voters/turnout4,053,15198.02
Source: IPU, Vientiane Times

References

  1. ↑ "Laos: General election scheduled for Feb 21". The Star. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  2. ↑ Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ↑ "Candidates and polling stations in Laos". Vientiane Times. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ↑ "Laos: Election achieves goal to strengthen legislative bodies". Vientiane Times. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-03-10 – via The Star.
  5. ↑ "ໂຄສົກຂອງ ຄລຊ ຖະແຫລງຂ່າວຕໍ່ສື່ມວນຊົນ ກ່ຽວກັບຜົນຂອງການເລືອກຕັ້ງ ສສຊ ຊຸດທີ IX ແລະ ສສຂ ຊຸດທີ II". National Assembly of the Lao People's Republic (in Lao). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Vote count delayed, younger candidates get involved". The Star. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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