Senate elections were held in South Vietnam on 30 August 1970.[1] The election was contested by a total of 16 lists, of which the three highest polling would be elected and receive 10 seats each.[2] Each voter had three votes, with the winning list receiving 1,149,597 votes (11.7%), whilst the third-placed list won 882,274 votes (9.0%).[3] Voter turnout was reported to be 65.4%.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| The People |
1,149,597 |
11.7 |
10 |
| The Sun |
1,106,288 |
11.3 |
10 |
| Public Good and Social Justice |
882,274 |
9.0 |
10 |
| Just Peace |
800,453 |
8.2 |
0 |
| Progress |
654,833 |
6.7 |
0 |
| Sheaf of Rice |
628,992 |
6.4 |
0 |
| Three Lotus Blossoms |
611,351 |
6.2 |
0 |
| Mother and Child |
591,258 |
6.0 |
0 |
| People and Peace |
533,692 |
5.4 |
0 |
| Democratic Buddhist Alliance |
492,131 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Revolution |
453,168 |
4.6 |
0 |
| Greater Solidarity |
430,465 |
4.4 |
0 |
| South North Center |
420,688 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Support of the Government |
399,767 |
4.1 |
0 |
| The People First |
342,416 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Fish and Water |
320,365 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Total |
9,817,738 |
100 |
30 |
|
| Valid votes |
|
|
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
|
|
| 'Total votes cast |
4,299,516 |
100 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
6,578,082 |
65.1 |
| Source: Public Administration Bulletin Vietnam[4] |
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p337
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p335
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