1947 Laotian parliamentary election

none Kingdom of Laos 1946 1951 24 August 1947 All 35 seats in National Assembly 18 yes yes yes Nonpartisan – 35 Results by province Prime Minister Souvannarath Nonpartisan Souvannarath Nonpartisan Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 August 1947 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 0-19-924959-8 The election followed the promulgation of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Laos on 11 May 1947, which provided for the National Assembly to be elected by universal suffrage for four-year terms. The election was held on a non-partisan basis, with all candidates running as independents, and no political parties contested the election.Nohlen et al., p137 The 35 elected deputies formed the first National Assembly established under the new constitution.Stuart-Fox Martin https://martinstuartfox.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/msf-lao-constitution-1947-final-pdf.pdf Constitutional Foundings in Southeast Asia Hart Publishing 2019 Tan Kevin Y. L. Oxford 257–274 en The Lao Constitution of 1947/1949: Creating a Nation-State 10.5040/9781509918959.ch-010 1 September 2026 Bui Ngoc Son Prince Souvannarath was subsequently ratified as prime minister. Results File:Laos Assemblée nationale 1947.svg Non-partisan 35 NDI References Laos Category:Elections in Laos Parliamentary election Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:August 1947 in Asia