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.[1] The elections were contested by around 200 candidates, and more than two-thirds of incumbent MPs lost their seats.[2] Voter turnout was 67.8%.[1]

This would be the last election held in Laos before the Communists seized power in 1975. To date, it is also the last contested election held in the country.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Progressive Party			3
Other parties			57
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	619,271		60
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 Inter-Parliamentary Union