Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 December 1997.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 A total of 159 candidates contested the 99 seats, all but four of which were Lao People's Revolutionary Party members. All candidates were pre-screened by the LPRP.Laos: Legislature at Country Studies The LPRP won 98 seats, with an independent winning the remaining seat.Laos: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union Voter turnout was reported to be 99.4%.
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