| Legal Framework |
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| Electoral Law | 12 April 1997 Last amended: 14 December 2015 |
| Mode of designation | directly elected 149 |
| Constituencies | 18 multimember constituencies (minimum of 5 and maximum of 19 seats, according to population)*. *Five members for the provinces with less than 250,000 citizens. For other provinces, one member for every 50,000 citizens. The maximum number of members per province is 19. |
| Voting system | Majority: Party-list simple majority vote. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections. Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements | - age: 18 years - Lao citizenship |
| Candidates |
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| Eligibility | - qualified electors - age: 21 years - Lao citizenship - ineligibilities: insanity, deprivation of civil and political rights by court decision |
| Incompatibilities | (not applicable) |
| Candidacy requirements | - support of local authorities or mass organisations required - in each constituency, election committees receive and approve candidatures after having reduced them to a desired number |