1956 South Vietnamese Lower-House Election
4 March 1956 · The First Republic · 121 seats
National Revolutionary Movement finished first with 61 of 121 seats.
Candidates faced government screening over alleged links to the Việt Minh and could be barred from the ballot on that basis; the ruling National Revolutionary Movement or pro-government independents took the great majority of seats at every contest.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
National Revolutionary Movement
61 of 121 seats
Turnout
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The result
National Revolutionary Movement
61
seats
Citizens' Assembly
25
seats
Revolutionary Labor Party
15
seats
Movement to Win and Preserve Freedom
8
seats
Dai-Viet Progressive Party
1
seats
Pro-government Independents
11
seats