Voting system | Majority: Majority vote in two rounds Members to the National Assembly are elected in individual electoral units. Provinces and cities directly under the central Government may constitute separate electoral units or be divided into several units. The number of electoral units and number of members to be elected by each is based on population. Each unit may elect no more than three members, and each province and city directly under the central Government is allotted at least three seats; Hanoï, the capital, is allocated 23 Deputies. Within each electoral unit, candidates exceed the number of seats to be filled. Those obtaining the most votes and more than one half of the votes cast in the unit are declared elected. If, within a unit, all seats are not filled or if the number of voters is less than half of those registered, a simple majority second round vote takes place among the original candidates. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by elections, unless the remaining parliamentary term is less than two years. Voting is not compulsory. |