1970 South Vietnamese Senate election
Senate elections were held in South Vietnam on 30 August 1970.[1] The election was contested by a total of 16 lists, of which the three highest polling would be elected and receive 10 seats each.[2] Each voter had three votes, with the winning list receiving 1,149,597 votes (11.7%), whilst the third-placed list won 882,274 votes (9.0%).[3] Voter turnout was reported to be 65.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The People | 1,149,597 | 11.71 | 10 | |
| The Sun | 1,106,288 | 11.27 | 10 | |
| Public Good and Social Justice | 882,274 | 8.99 | 10 | |
| Just Peace | 800,453 | 8.15 | 0 | |
| Progress | 654,833 | 6.67 | 0 | |
| Sheaf of Rice | 628,992 | 6.41 | 0 | |
| Three Lotus Blossoms | 611,351 | 6.23 | 0 | |
| Mother and Child | 591,258 | 6.02 | 0 | |
| People and Peace | 533,692 | 5.44 | 0 | |
| Democratic Buddhist Alliance | 492,131 | 5.01 | 0 | |
| Revolution | 453,168 | 4.62 | 0 | |
| Greater Solidarity | 430,465 | 4.38 | 0 | |
| South North Center | 420,688 | 4.28 | 0 | |
| Support of the Government | 399,767 | 4.07 | 0 | |
| The People First | 342,416 | 3.49 | 0 | |
| Fish and Water | 320,365 | 3.26 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,817,738 | 100.00 | 30 | |
| Total votes | 4,299,516 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,578,082 | 65.36 | ||
| Source: Public Administration Bulletin Vietnam[4] | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p337
- Nohlen et al., p335
- "Vietnam Public Administration Bulletin Number 54" (PDF). US Agency for International Development. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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