1989 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 26 March 1989, the first since 1972.[1] A total of 121 candidates contested the 79 seats, of which around two-third were Lao People's Revolutionary Party members. The LPRP emerged victorious, winning 65 seats.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.4%.[1]

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Results
Alliance Party Votes % Seats
Lao Front for National ConstructionLao People's Revolutionary Party10065
Independents14
Invalid/blank votes––
Total10079
Registered voters/turnout–
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. Laos: Elections held in 1989 Inter-Parliamentary Union
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