Laotian parliamentary election, 1960

Laos

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People's Revolutionary Party Congress (9th) Central Committee Gen. Secretary: B. Vorachith Politburo (9th) Secretariat Exec. Secretary: P. Viphavanh Commission for Inspection Chairman: B. Chitmany
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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 April 1960.^[1] The result was a victory for the Committee for the Defence of the National Interests, which won 34 of the 59 seats.^[2]

Results

Party	%	Seats	+/–
Committee for the Defence of the National Interests		34	New
Lao People's Rally		17	–16
Lao Patriotic Front		0	–9
Peace and Neutrality Party		0	–4
Independents		8	+4
Invalid/blank votes	–	–	–
Total		59	-1
Source: Nohlen et al.

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
↑ Nohlen et al., p137

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