The highest turnout was recorded in Ba Vi commune, with 99.95 percent, while the lowest turnout was in Binh Minh commune, with 76.14 percent; the source detailed and noted that 352 polling stations achieved 100 percent voter turnout.

The National Election Council revealed that as of 14:15 hours (local time), more than 61 million voters across the country had already cast their ballots.

The figure represents more than 83 percent of the national voters, totaling 78,928,647 citizens.

The electoral body stated that many localities had already achieved a voter turnout rate exceeding 90 percent, including Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Tuyen Quang, Ha Tinh, Da Nang, Lang Son, and Thai Nguyen, while 380 communes and neighborhoods saw 100 percent voter turnout.

In the context of these elections, UN Women Country Resident Representative in Vietnam, Caroline Nyamayemombe, considered it an encouraging milestone that women comprised 45 percent of the 864 candidates for the 16th National Assembly.

Vietnam is electing this Sunday its 500 members of the 16th National Assembly (Parliament), as well as representatives to People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

The first parliamentary elections in this nation were held eight decades ago, on January 6, 1946, and were followed by those held in 1960, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976 (after national reunification), 1981, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2021.

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