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1946 North Vietnamese legislative election

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Field	Value
country	Vietnam
next_election	[1960](1960-north-vietnamese-legislative-election)
election_date	6 January 1946
seats_for_election	302 of the 403 seats in the National Assembly
first_election	yes
nopercentage	yes
party1	Indochinese Communist Party
color1	#DC2D1E
leader1	Ho Chi Minh
seats1	182
party2	Democratic Party
leader2
seats2	45
color2	#B41464
party3	Socialist Party
colour3	#FA1414
leader3
seats3	27
party4	Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng
seats4	26
leader4	Vũ Hồng Khanh
color4	#32326E
party5
leader5	Nguyễn Hải Thần
seats5	22
color5	#0A0AFA

National Assembly elections were held in areas controlled by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 6 January 1946. They resulted in a victory for the communist-dominated Viet Minh. Purportedly, communists won 182 of the 302 seats. Official documents indicate that 333 representatives were elected, plus 70 appointed representatives (50 from Quốc dân Đảng and 20 from Đồng minh Hội) under a pre-election agreement.

The ballot was not secret and ballot papers were filled out in the presence of aides who were "to help comrades who had difficulty in making out their ballots." The election was tightly controlled by the communists and was not genuinely democratic. Communist partisans and Viet Minh members were instructed to run for seats without disclosing their affiliations. Their goal was to fill the National Assembly with loyal Party supporters.

Background

On 8 September 1945, six days after the proclamation of independence, Ho Chi Minh signed decree 14 on the National Assembly elections. On 17 October he signed decree 15 detailing the regulations for the elections; turnout was required to be at least 25% to validate the results, all citizens over the age of 18 had the right to vote, and those over 21 could stand as candidates. On 11 November, as an effort to alleviate the fears of a Communist takeover, the Indochinese Communist Party announced its dissolution. However, it remained de facto in existence and in control of the Viet Minh.

Conduct

The elections were opposed by the French colonial authorities and their supporters, and were marked by bombings and "misinformation".

Results

According to Ho Chi Minh, voter turnout was approximately 82%. Other sources put turnout at 89%.

References

Christof Hartmann. (2001). "Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II".
Hartmann (2001), pp. 325, 336
(2006). "Văn kiện Quốc hội Toàn tập: Tập I". Nhà xuất bản Chính trị quốc gia.
Hartmann (2001), p. 324
(2020). "Mass Mobilization in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1945–1960". University of Hawaiʻi Press.
[http://www.chungta.com/nd/tu-lieu-tra-cuu/tong_tuyen_cu_dau_tien_va_hoan_thien_che_dinh_bau_cu-e.html Tổng tuyển cử đầu tiên và sự hoàn thiện, phát triển các chế định bầu cử ở nước ta] ChungTa
link. (2016-06-28 HoChiMinh City University)
Jacques Dalloz, ''La Guerre d'Indochine 1945-1954'', Seuil, 1987, p92
[http://www.lichsuvietnam.vn/home.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=994&Itemid=33 6-1-1946: Tổng tuyển cử Quốc Hội khóa I] Lich su Viet Nam
[http://bqllang.gov.vn/tin-tuc/tin-tong-hop/1369-nh-ng-cu-c-tr-l-i-ph-ng-v-n-bao-chi-c-a-bac-h-ph-n-2.html Những cuộc trả lời phỏng vấn báo chí của Bác Hồ (Phần 2)]
(January 2025). "79 năm Ngày Tổng tuyển cử đầu tiên bầu Quốc hội (6/1/1946 - 6/1/2025)".

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