History of National Assembly: Facts and Figures

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

11^th 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

12^th 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

13^th 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

14^th 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

15^th 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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