1997 Laotian parliamentary election

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]

1997 Laotian parliamentary election
Laos
← 1992 21 December 1997 2002 →

All 99 seats in the National Assembly
Party Leader Seats +/–
LPRP Khamtai Siphandone 98 +13
Independents 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
Nouhak Phoumsavanh
LPRP
Khamtai Siphandone
LPRP

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Lao People's Revolutionary Party98+13
Independents1+1
Total99+14
Total votes2,284,632
Registered voters/turnout2,299,12899.37
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Laos: Legislature at Country Studies
  3. ^ Laos: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union