1965 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 July 1965.[1] The elections were boycotted by the Lao Patriotic Front,[2] and saw the Southern Bloc emerge as the largest party with 15 of the 59 seats.[3] However, only 22,000 citizens were allowed to vote, with the franchise restricted to politicians, civil servants, army officers, police and local government officers.[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Southern Bloc			15
Lao Neutralist Party			14
Youth Movement			12
Vientiane Group			9
Independents			9
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total			59
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. Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp689–690
3. Nohlen et al., p138
4. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p133 ISBN 0-19-924959-8