1946 North Vietnamese legislative election

none yes Vietnam 1960 6 January 1946 302 of the 403 seats in the National Assembly yes yes Indochinese Communist Party Ho Chi Minh 182 Democratic Party of Vietnam Dương Đức Hiền vi 45 Socialist Party of Vietnam Phan Tư Nghĩa vi 27 Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng 26 Vũ Hồng Khanh Vietnam Revolutionary League Nguyễn Hải Thần 22thumb|right|222px|Preparing the National Assembly elections, Phất Lộc Lane, Hanoi in 1946. National Assembly elections were held in areas controlled by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 6 January 1946.Christof Hartmann 2001 Vietnam Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II 0-19-924959-8 331 They resulted in a victory for the communist-dominated Viet Minh. Purportedly, communists won 182 of the 302 seats.Hartmann (2001), pp. 325, 336 Official documents indicate that 333 representatives were elected, plus 70 appointed representatives (50 from Quốc dân Đảng vi Mặt trận Quốc dân Đảng Việt Nam Quốc dân Đảng and 20 from Đồng minh Hội vi Việt Nam Cách mệnh Đồng minh Hội Đồng minh Hội) under a pre-election agreement.2006 Danh sách Đại biểu Quốc hội khóa I nước Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa Văn kiện Quốc hội Toàn tập: Tập I Nhà xuất bản Chính trị quốc gia http://www.quochoi.vn/sach_qh/vkqhtoantap_1/phuluc/phuluc_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080916174757/http://www.quochoi.vn/sach_qh/vkqhtoantap_1/phuluc/phuluc_1.html 16 September 2008 The election was largely controlled by the Viet Minh and was not genuinely democratic.Holcombe Alec Mass Mobilization in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1945–1960 2020 University of Hawaiʻi Press https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/mass-mobilization-in-the-democratic-republic-of-vietnam-1945-1960/ 34 9780824884475 j.ctv105bb0z free The ballot was not secret and ballot papers were filled out in the presence of aides who were "to help comrades who had difficulty in making out their ballots."Hartmann (2001), p. 324 Background On 8 September 1945, six days after the proclamation of independence, Ho Chi Minh signed decree 14 on the National Assembly elections. On 17 October he signed decree 15 detailing the regulations for the elections;Tổng tuyển cử đầu tiên và sự hoàn thiện, phát triển các chế định bầu cử ở nước ta ChungTa turnout was required to be at least 25% to validate the results,Cuộc tổng tuyển cử đầu tiên năm 1946 - Một mốc son lịch sử của thể chế https://web.archive.org/web/20160628040244/http://hcmulaw.edu.vn/hcmulaw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=348:cttctn1946-mmslsctcdcvn&catid=103:ctc20061&Itemid=109 2016-06-28 HoChiMinh City University all citizens over the age of 18 had the right to vote, and those over 21 could stand as candidates. On 11 November, as an effort to alleviate the fears of a Communist takeover, the Indochinese Communist Party announced its dissolution. However, it remained de facto in existence and in control of the Viet Minh.Jacques Dalloz, La Guerre d'Indochine 1945-1954, Seuil, 1987, p92 Conduct Internal documents of the Communist Party indicate that they sought to preselect candidates; Communist partisans and Viet Minh members were instructed to run for seats without disclosing their affiliations. Holcombe characterizes the elections as "stage-managed public rituals" intended mainly to disguise a Party dictatorship. Results According to Ho Chi Minh, voter turnout was approximately 82%.http://bqllang.gov.vn/tin-tuc/tin-tong-hop/1369-nh-ng-cu-c-tr-l-i-ph-ng-v-n-bao-chi-c-a-bac-h-ph-n-2.html Những cuộc trả lời phỏng vấn báo chí của Bác Hồ (Phần 2) 2015-11-13 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021709/http://bqllang.gov.vn/tin-tuc/tin-tong-hop/1369-nh-ng-cu-c-tr-l-i-ph-ng-v-n-bao-chi-c-a-bac-h-ph-n-2.html dead Other sources put turnout at 89%. Ho Chi Minh received the highest vote share (98.4%) of any candidate.https://nvsk.vnanet.vn/su-kien/79-nam-ngay-tong-tuyen-cu-dau-tien-bau-quoc-hoi-6-1-1946-6-1-2025-2-160153.vna 79 năm Ngày Tổng tuyển cử đầu tiên bầu Quốc hội (6/1/1946 - 6/1/2025) NVSK January 2025 Indochinese Communist Party 182 Democratic Party of Vietnam 45 Socialist Party of Vietnam 27 Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng 26 Vietnam Revolutionary League 22 Indochinese Communist Party 182 Democratic Party of Vietnam 45 Socialist Party of Vietnam 27 Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng 26 Vietnam Revolutionary League 22 Hartmann (2001) References External links Howard R. Penniman (1972) Election in North Vietnam World Affairs "Danh-sách các Vị Đại-biểu do cuộc Tổng-Tuyển-cử bầu ra..." (pp. 212–216). Việt Nam Dân Quốc Công báo number 15, April 13, 1946. Parliamentary election North Vietnam Category:Elections in North Vietnam Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Electoral fraud in Vietnam