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1969 Thai general election

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Thai general election, December 1969

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All 219 seats to the House of Representatives of Thailand
  First party Second party
 
Leader Thanom Kittikachorn Seni Pramoj
Party UTPP Democrat Party
Last election New party 39
Seats won 74 57
Seat change New party Increase18
Percentage 33.8% 26%

Elected Prime Minister

TBD

General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The result was a victory for the military-backed United Thai People's Party, which won 75 of the 219 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 49.2%.[1] Following the election, 30 of the 72 independents joined the UTPP, giving it a total of 105 seats, whilst 24 formed the Liberal Independent Party.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
United Thai People's Party 75 New
Independents 72 +13
Democratic Party 57 +18
Democratic Front 7 New
Joint Economic Front 4 New
Khana Ratsadon 2 New
Farmer Party 1 New
Free Democracy 1 -4
Invalid/blank votes 428,699 - - -
Total 7,285,832 100 219 +59
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union

References

  1. ^ Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union