2011 Vietnamese National Assembly Election
22 May 2011 · Đổi Mới opens a narrow door · 500 seats, 251 for a majority
Communist Party of Vietnam finished first with 454 of 500 seats. Turnout 99.5%. Nguyễn Tấn Dũng stayed in office.
82 people applied to run as self-nominated candidates; Fatherland Front officials allowed 15 onto the ballot and 4 were elected, while several pro-democracy figures who were refused approval were later jailed.
Prime Minister before
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Prime Minister (continued)
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Largest force
Communist Party of Vietnam
454 of 500 seats
Turnout
99.5%
The result
Communist Party of Vietnam
+4 seats
454
seats
Non-party members
0 seats
42
seats
Independents
+3 seats
4
seats