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Revision as of 17:45, 5 May 2023

1938 Siamese general election
Thailand
← 1937 12 November 1938 1946 →

91 of the 182 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout35.03%
Party Seats +/–
Independents

91 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena Plaek Phibunsongkhram

General elections were held in Siam on 12 November 1938 to elect 91 members of the 182-seat House of Representatives. The other 91 members had been appointed by the King after the 1937 elections.[1] At the time there were no political parties,[2] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 35%.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Independents91
Royal appointees91
Total182
Total votes2,210,332
Registered voters/turnout6,310,17235.03
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p267 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p284
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p278