1965 Laotian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 July 1965 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 elections were boycotted by the Lao Patriotic Front,Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp689–690 and saw the Southern Bloc emerge as the largest party with 15 of the 59 seats.Nohlen et al., p138 However, only 22,000 citizens were allowed to vote, with the franchise restricted to politicians, civil servants, army officers, police and local government officers.Nohlen et al., p133 Results Southern Bloc 15 Lao Neutralist Party 14 Youth Movement 12 Vientiane Group 9 Independents 9 Nohlen et al. References Laos Category:Elections in Laos Category:1965 in Laos Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results