History of National Assembly: Facts and Figures
VGP - Tomorrow (May 23, 2021), voters nationwide will cast votes to elect 500 deputies to the 15th National Assembly for the 2021-2026 tenure.
1st National Assembly
Election day: January 6, 1946
Voter turnout: 89%
Number of elected legislators: 333
Rate of female legislators: 3 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 10.2 percent
2nd National Assembly
Election day: May 8, 1960
Voter turnout: 97.59 percent
Number of elected legislators: 362
Rate of female legislators: 13.5 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 15.4 percent
3rd National Assembly
Election day: April 26, 1964
Voter turnout: 97.77 percent
Number of elected legislators: 366
Rate of female legislators: 16.9 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 16.4 percent
4th National Assembly
Election day: April 11, 1971
Voter turnout: 98.88 percent
Number of elected legislators: 420
Rate of female legislators: 29.7 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 17.3 percent
5th National Assembly
Election day: April 6, 1975
Voter turnout: 98.26 percent
Number of elected legislators: 424
Rate of female legislators: 32 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 16.7 percent
6th National Assembly
Election day: April 25, 1976
Voter turnout: 98.77 percent
Number of elected legislators: 492
Rate of female legislators: 26.2 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 14.28 percent
7th National Assembly
Election day: April 26, 1981
Voter turnout: 97.96 percent
Number of elected legislators: 496
Rate of female legislators: 21.77 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 14.91 percent
8th National Assembly
Election day: April 19, 1987
Voter turnout: 98.75 percent
Number of elected legislators: 496
Rate of female legislators: 18 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 14 percent
9th National Assembly
Election day: July 19, 1992
Voter turnout: 99.12 percent
Number of elected legislators: 395
Rate of female legislators: 18.48 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 16.7 percent
10th National Assembly
Election day: July 20, 1997
Voter turnout: 99.59 percent
Number of elected legislators: 450
Rate of female legislators: 18.48 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 16.7 percent
11th National Assembly
Election day: May 19, 2002
Voter turnout: 99.73 percent
Number of elected legislators: 498
Rate of female legislators: 27.3 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 17.26 percent
12th National Assembly
Election day: May 20, 2007
Voter turnout: 99.64 percent
Number of elected legislators: 493
Rate of female legislators: 25.8 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 17.6 percent
13th National Assembly
Election day: May 22, 2011
Voter turnout: 99.51 percent
Number of elected legislators: 500
Rate of female legislators: 24.4 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 15.6 percent
14th National Assembly
Election day: May 22, 2016
Voter turnout: 99.35 percent
Number of elected legislators: 469
Rate of female legislators: 26.8 percent
Rate of ethnic minority deputies: 17.3 percent
15th National Assembly
Election day: May 23, 2021
Number of candidates: 868
Rate of female candidates: 52.33 percent
Rate of ethnic minority candidates: 24.51 percent
By Anh Minh
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