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
  First party
 
Leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Party Communist Party of Vietnam
Seats won 473
Seat change 19
Prime Minister before election

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Communist Party of Vietnam

 Elected Prime Minister

Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Communist Party of Vietnam

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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 FrontCommunist Party473+19
Non-party members19–23
Independents2–2
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total67,049,091100494–6
Registered voters/turnout67,485,48299.35––
Source: IPU

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
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