2007 Vietnamese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 20 May 2007.^[1]

2007 Vietnamese legislative election

← 2002 20 May 2007 2011 →
All 493 seats in the National Assembly 247 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	99.64%
First party Second party   Leader Nông Đức Mạnh – Party Communist Party Non-party and independents Last election 447 51 Seats won 450 43 Seat change 3 8
Prime Minister before election Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Communist Party Elected Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Communist Party

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Communist Party of Vietnam			450	+3
	Non-party members			42	–9
	Independents			1	New
Total				493	–5
Registered voters/turnout			99.64
Source: IPU

Aftermath

Following the elections, in the first session of the new National Assembly, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected as Chairman on 23 July 2007.^[2] Incumbent president Nguyễn Minh Triết was re-elected by the new National Assembly on 24 July 2007 with 98.78% of the vote.^[3] Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, who had held the position since the resignation of Phan Văn Khải in 2006,^[4] was re-elected to the position on 25 July 2007.^[5] Other positions were also filled during this first session.