Elections in LaosW
Elections in Laos

Laos elects a legislature nationally and the public also participates in the election of village heads. The National Assembly has 149 members, elected for five year terms.

1946 Laotian Constituent Assembly electionW
1946 Laotian Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Laos on 15 December 1946. The elections were held on a non-partisan basis, with all candidates running as independents.

1947 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1947 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 August 1947 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The elections were held on a non-partisan basis, with all candidates running as independents.

1951 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1951 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 August 1951 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. Unlike previous elections, which had been held on a non-partisan basis, this one saw political parties compete for the first time. The result was a victory for the National Progressive Party, which won 19 of the 39 seats.

1955 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1955 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats. Voter turnout was 75.6%.

1958 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1958 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 4 May 1958, in order to elect an additional 21 seats to the enlarged National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The Lao Patriotic Front won the most seats, although the ruling National Progressive Party remained the largest party in the Assembly, holding 26 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 82.1%.

1960 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1960 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 April 1960 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The result was a victory for the Committee for the Defence of the National Interests, which won 34 of the 59 seats.

1965 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1965 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 July 1965 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The elections were boycotted by the Lao Patriotic Front, and saw the Southern Bloc emerge as the largest party with 15 of the 59 seats. However, only 22,000 citizens were allowed to vote, with the franchise restricted to politicians, civil servants, army officers, police and local government officers.

1967 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1967 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 1 January 1967 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The elections saw the universal franchise restored, and the voting age lowered back to 18.

1972 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1972 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 2 January 1972 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The elections were contested by around 200 candidates, and more than two-thirds of incumbent MPs lost their seats. Voter turnout was 67.8%.

1989 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1989 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 26 March 1989, the first since 1972 and the first since the Communist takeover in 1975.

1992 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1992 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 20 December 1992. They were the first held since the adoption of a permanent constitution a year earlier.

1997 Laotian parliamentary electionW
1997 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 December 1997. 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. The LPRP won 98 seats, with an independent winning the remaining seat. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.4%.

2002 Laotian parliamentary electionW
2002 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 February 2002. The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won all 109 seats in the National Assembly.

2006 Laotian parliamentary electionW
2006 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 30 April 2006. The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won 113 of the 115 seats in the National Assembly.

2011 Laotian parliamentary electionW
2011 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 30 April 2011. The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won 128 of the 132 seats in the National Assembly.

2016 Laotian parliamentary electionW
2016 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 20 March 2016. Voters were presented with a single list from the Lao Front for National Construction, dominated by the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LRPP). The LPRP won 144 of the 149 seats, with pro-government independents winning the remaining five.