2016 Vietnamese legislative election

2016 Vietnamese parliamentary election

May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22)

496 seats to the National Assembly
249 seats needed for a majority
Turnout99.35%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng no one
Party Communist Party Independent
Leader since January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
Seats before 458 42
Seats won 475 21
Seats after 464 19
Seat change 17 21

Party structure of the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam at the 1st Session after the 2016 election

Prime Minister before election

Nguyễn Xuân Phúc

Elected Prime Minister

Nguyễn Xuân Phúc

Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2016 to elect members of the National Assembly, alongside local elections.

As Vietnam is a one-party state, the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam was the only party to contest the elections.