2016 Vietnamese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2016. The members of the National Assembly, which would subsequently appoint the Prime Minister, and deputies of People's Councils at all levels were to be elected.[1]

2016 Vietnamese parliamentary election

May 22, 2016
All 494 seats to the National Assembly 248 seats needed for a majority
Leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng Party Communist Party of Vietnam Seats won 475 Seat change 21
Prime Minister before election Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Communist Party of Vietnam Elected Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Communist Party of Vietnam

As Vietnam is a one-party state, the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam was the only party to contest the elections.

Background

The election date, a Sunday according to electoral law, was announced on 24 November 2015.

Electoral system

The members of the National Assembly were elected from 184 multi-member constituencies using the two-round system, with a maximum number of 500 candidates to be elected; candidates had to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round held on a plurality basis.[2]

Campaign

A total of 870 candidates were approved to run for election,[3] including 97 independents and 11 self-nominees.[4]

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Elected	+/–
Vietnamese Fatherland Front	Communist Party			475	+21
	Non-party members			19	–23
	Independents			2	–2
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total		67,049,091	100	496	–4
Registered voters/turnout		67,485,482	99.35	–	–
Source: IPU

Initially the Communist Party had 475 elected delegates. However 2 delegates were disqualified from duty before the first meeting of the newly elected National Assembly. Therefore the Communist Party had 473 elected delegates at the end.

References

1. "General elections set to be held on May 22, 2016". Vietnam Breaking News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
2. Electoral system IPU
3. Election prep nearly complete Viet Nam News, 19 May 2016
4. Last elections IPU