1969 Thai general election

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1969 Thai general election

← December 1957 10 February 1969 1975 →

All 219 seats in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party
  Thanom Kittikachorn 1960 02.jpg Seni Pramoj in 1945.jpg
Leader Thanom Kittikachorn Seni Pramoj
Party UTPP Democrat
Last election New party 39
Seats won 74 57
Seat change New party Increase18
Percentage 33.8% 26%

Prime Minister before election

Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP

Elected Prime Minister

Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP

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 .

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Thai People's Party75New
Democrat Party57+18
7New
4New
2New
1New
1–4
Independents72+13
Total219+59
Valid votes6,857,13394.12
Invalid/blank votes428,6995.88
Total votes7,285,832100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,820,18049.16
Source: IPU

References[]

  1. ^ Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union
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