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1969 Thai general election

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1969 Thai general election
Thailand
← December 1957 10 February 1969 1975 →

All 219 seats in the House of Representatives
110 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.16%
Party Leader Seats +/–
UTPP Thanom Kittikachorn 75 New
Democrat Seni Pramoj 57 +18
Democratic Front 7 New
Joint Economic Front 4 New
Citizen 2 New
Farmer Party 1 New
Liberal Democratic Jarubud Ruangsuwan 1 −4
Independents 72 +13
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP
Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP

General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The military-backed United Thai People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 75 of the 219 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 49%.[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. They were the first elections in which a number of members were not appointed by the king.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Thai People's Party75New
Democrat Party57+18
Democratic Front7New
Joint Economic Front4New
Citizen Party2New
Farmer Party1New
Liberal Democratic Party1–4
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

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  1. ^ Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union