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
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Revolutionary Movement | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | |
| Citizens' Assembly | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Revolutionary Labor Party | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Movement to Win and Preserve Freedom | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dai-Viet Progressive Party | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pro-government Independents | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |