Parliamentary elections were held in

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

on 25 December 1955 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

. The result was a victory for the ruling National Progressive Party, which won 22 of the 39 seats. Voter turnout was 75.6%.

Results

Elections were only held in ten of the twelve

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

.Nohlen ''et al''., p135

References

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Elections in Laos 1955 in Laos Election and referendum articles with incomplete results