1955 Laotian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 75.6%.

Results

Elections were only held in ten of the twelve provinces.^[3]

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