Elections in Laos gives information on election and election results in Laos. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Laos elects on national level a legislature. The National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) has 109 members, elected for a five year term. Laos is a single-party state. This means that only one political party, the Revolutionary People's Party of Laos is legally allowed to hold effective power. At the last elections, 24 february 2002, this party won 108 seats. Only one (approved) non-partisan candidate won a seat.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/laos.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/l/laos/)