| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Quoc-Hoi / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
20 May 2007 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats in the National Assembly on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
The 20 May 2007 elections
which were called by the National Assembly Standing Committee on 29 January 2007
were the first to be held under the country's new leadership elected by the National Assembly in June 2006.
Prior to the elections
a Catholic priest and three political activists who had called for a multi-party system were jailed for disseminating information harmful to the State. Former prime minister Vo Van Kiet
however
urged Communist Party leaders to talk to the dissidents
emphasizing that Viet Nam does not belong to one party.
As in previous elections
fighting corruption and improving the education system were the main issues in 2007. Many candidates also argued the need for greater integration within the global economy. Viet Nam joined the World Trade Organization only in January 2007.
A total of 876 candidates contested the elections
of whom the vast majority were members of the Communist Party or endorsed by the party. In addition
31 self-nominated candidates (not nominated by State or party agencies) were allowed to stand for election.
In 2007
99.64 per cent of the 56.5 million voters turned out at the polls. While voting is not compulsory
turnout is traditionally high in Viet Nam.
On 29 May
the Standing Committee of the National Assembly announced that 493 candidates had obtained the majority vote required to be elected. These included 127 women and 87 candidates from ethnic minorities. The Communist Party won 450 seats
as well as another 42 non-party members. Only one self-nominated candidate was elected. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was returned to office with the highest proportion of votes nationwide
99.07 per cent.
The newly elected National Assembly held its first session on 19 July. On 23 July
it re-elected Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong of the Communist Party as its Speaker. |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 20 May 2007 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
99.64%
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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Candidates |
Votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Communist Party |
450
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| Non-party members |
42
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| Independents |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
366
127
25.76%
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
| Source: http://www.cpv.org.vn |
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