1946 Vietnamese National Assembly Election

1946 · The founding assembly · 403 seats

Indochinese Communist Party finished first with 182 of 403 seats.

The Viet Minh ran the election, the ballot was not secret, and a further seventy seats went to the Vietnam Nationalist Party and the Revolutionary League by pre-election agreement rather than by vote.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Indochinese Communist Party

182 of 403 seats

Turnout

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The result

Indochinese Communist Party
Ho Chi Minh
182
seats
Democratic Party
Dương Đức Hiền
45
seats
Socialist Party
Phan Tư Nghĩa
27
seats
Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng
Vũ Hồng Khanh
26
seats
Revolutionary League
Nguyễn Hải Thần
22
seats

101 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.