1971 South Vietnamese parliamentary election
Elections to the House of Representatives were held in South Vietnam on 29 August 1971.[1] Only a few candidates were affiliated with political parties.[2] They were the final elections held in South Vietnam, as its government was overthrown by the North in 1975 and unified with the North in 1976.
Electoral system
In order to elect members of the House of Representatives, each province and city acted as an electoral district, except the city of
single-member plurality: in districts where there were more than one seat to be filled, this became the multiple non-transferable vote
system.
Results
Voter turnout was 78.5%, with 5,567,446 of the 7,085,943 registered voters voting.[4]
Elected members by province
| Province | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Saigon (District 1)
|
Ho Ngoc Cu | 29,444 | 20.7 |
| Ly Qui Chung | 28,797 | 20.2 | |
| Nguyen Huu Chung | 23,370 | 16.4 | |
| Nguyen Trong Nho | 17,639 | 12.4 | |
| Tran Van Tuyen | 17,232 | 12.1 | |
Saigon (District 2)
| |||
| Truong Vi Tri | 32,932 | 28.7 | |
| Hyunh Ngoc Anh | 21,031 | 18.3 | |
| Gip A Sang | 19,923 | 17.3 | |
| Diep Van Hung | 18,739 | 16.3 | |
Saigon (District 3)
| |||
| Ho Van Minh | 41,977 | 30.2 | |
| Vo Van Phat | 35,528 | 25.6 | |
| Ho Ngoc Nhuan | 31,858 | 22.9 | |
| Phang Cong Phu | 20,331 | 14.6 | |
| Source: Public Administration Bulletin Vietnam[5] | |||
As voters in districts that elected more than one member had more than one vote, percentages may not add up to 100%.
References
- ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Nohlen et al., p337
- ^ "Vietnam Public Administration Bulletin nr. 41 (Nov. 1967)" (PDF). US Agency for International Development. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Nohlen et al., p332
- ^ "Vietnam Public Administration Bulletin Number 57 (Dec. 1971)" (PDF). US Agency for International Development. Retrieved 17 May 2016.