Viet Nam

National Assembly

Political system
Communist system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
23 May 2021
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
31 May 2026
Number of seats at stake
500
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
1
Total number of candidates
866

Voter turnout

Registered voters
69,523,133
Voters
69,243,604
Voter turnout
99.6%

Results

About the election

The Communist Party – the only legal political party in Viet Nam – took 485 seats in the 500-member National Assembly (see note 1). A total of 296 members joined the National Assembly for the first time. In all, 151 women were elected. The 2021 elections were held amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the election commission, turnout was 99.57 per cent. On 20 July, the newly elected National Assembly held its first session. The new Chairman, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, presided (see note 2).

Note 1:

In 2021, 14 non-party members were elected (down from 21 in 2016). One seat will remain vacant in the new legislature after the election commission invalidated the election of a candidate based on eligibility conditions.

Note 2:

The new Chairman was elected by the outgoing legislature on 31 March 2021, replacing Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. On 5 April, the outgoing legislature also elected Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Communist Party's Central Organization Committee, as the new Prime Minister. He replaced Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who himself was elected as the new President (a largely ceremonial post). The former President Nguyen Phu Trong had been re-elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party (the party’s highest post) for a rare third term on 31 January 2021.

Number of parties winning seats
1
Percentage of parties winning seats
100.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
97.0%
Alternation of power after elections
No
Number of parties in government
1
Names of parties in government
Communist Party

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Communist Party 485
Non-party 14
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
348
Number of women elected
151
Percentage of women elected
30.3%
Women Directly Elected
151
Other notes on the elections

Note on the first Speaker of the new legislature:

Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue was elected on 31 March 2021 by the outgoing legislature, replacing Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
348
Total number of women after the election
151
Percentage of women after the election
30.3%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
20 Jul 2021

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Vuong Dinh Hue (Male)
Date of birth: 15 Mar 1957
Political party
Communist Party
Date of election
31 Mar 2021

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No