VIET NAM: parliamentary elections Quoc-Hoi, 1992

VIET NAM
Parliamentary Chamber: Quoc-Hoi

ELECTIONS HELD IN 1992

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Chamber:

Quoc-Hoi

Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):

19 July 1992

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.

Background and outcome of elections:

The 1992 parliamentary poll was the first held since adoption of a new Constitution three months earlier. This text provided for a smaller but more powerful body. The election date was announced on 18 April – just three days after the constitutional approval.
While there was no official campaign, pre-election meetings between candidates and voters were organised by the Viet Nam Fatherland Front – the umbrella political organisation which includes the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV). The Communist’s leading role in Vietnamese society was enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.
Of the 601 candidates for the 395 parliamentary seats (101 less than before), 118 were outgoing members of the Assembly and nearly 90% belonged to the CPV. Although independent candidacies were permitted, only two were ultimately approved. In their meetings with those in the running, voters reportedly voiced popular discontent especially with economic ills (unemployment, low living standards, etc.) and corruption in official circles.
While polling results predictably reinforced the dominant position of the CPV, a large turnover ushered in a generally younger and better educated membership. Many of these “technocrats” had called for greater openness on the part of the Government, particularly in the economic field, without however questioning the CPV’s pre-eminent status.
On 23 September, the newly chosen Assembly elected Mr. Le Duc Anh to the new post of President of the Republic (who replaced the collegiate Council of State) and Mr. Vo Van Kiet as Prime Minister. On 1 October, it elected a new 34-member Cabinet.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (19 July 1992): Elections results

Number of registered electors 37,524,453

Voters 37,195,592 (99.52%)

Blank or invalid ballot papers 358,165

Valid votes 36,837,427

Round no 1: Distribution of seats

Political Group Total

Viet Nam Fatherland Front 395

Distribution of seats according to sex:

Men: 322

Women: 73

Distribution of seats according to age:

21-31 years 15

36-55 years 267

56-60 years 53

Over 60 years 60

Distribution of seats according to profession:

Civil servants 134

Members of mass organisations 59

Farmers 58

Political officials 43

Intellectuals 24

Artists 20

Manual workers 19

Doctors 16

Lawyers 15

Clergy 7

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Chamber:
	Quoc-Hoi
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	19 July 1992
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The 1992 parliamentary poll was the first held since adoption of a new Constitution three months earlier. This text provided for a smaller but more powerful body. The election date was announced on 18 April – just three days after the constitutional approval. While there was no official campaign, pre-election meetings between candidates and voters were organised by the Viet Nam Fatherland Front – the umbrella political organisation which includes the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV). The Communist’s leading role in Vietnamese society was enshrined in the 1992 Constitution. Of the 601 candidates for the 395 parliamentary seats (101 less than before), 118 were outgoing members of the Assembly and nearly 90% belonged to the CPV. Although independent candidacies were permitted, only two were ultimately approved. In their meetings with those in the running, voters reportedly voiced popular discontent especially with economic ills (unemployment, low living standards, etc.) and corruption in official circles. While polling results predictably reinforced the dominant position of the CPV, a large turnover ushered in a generally younger and better educated membership. Many of these “technocrats” had called for greater openness on the part of the Government, particularly in the economic field, without however questioning the CPV’s pre-eminent status. On 23 September, the newly chosen Assembly elected Mr. Le Duc Anh to the new post of President of the Republic (who replaced the collegiate Council of State) and Mr. Vo Van Kiet as Prime Minister. On 1 October, it elected a new 34-member Cabinet.

Round no 1 (19 July 1992): Elections results
Number of registered electors	37,524,453
Voters	37,195,592 (99.52%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	358,165
Valid votes	36,837,427

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total
Viet Nam Fatherland Front	395

Distribution of seats according to age:
21-31 years	15
36-55 years	267
56-60 years	53
Over 60 years	60
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Civil servants	134
Members of mass organisations	59
Farmers	58
Political officials	43
Intellectuals	24
Artists	20
Manual workers	19
Doctors	16
Lawyers	15
Clergy	7