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1938 Siamese general election

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1938 Siamese general election

← 1937 12 November 1938 1946 →

91 of the 182 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout35.03%
  First party
 
Party Independents
Seats won 91

Prime Minister before election

Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena
Khana Ratsadon

Elected Prime Minister

Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Khana Ratsadon

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