1933 Siamese general election

1933 Siamese general election

15 November 1933 1937  →
78 of the 156 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout	41.45%
Party Seats Independents (Khana Ratsadon) 78 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Phahon Phonphayuhasena Phahon Phonphayuhasena

General elections were held in Siam on 15 November 1933 to elect 78 of the 156 members of the House of Representatives, with the other 78 appointed by King Prajadhipok. ^{[1] [2]} The elections were held on an indirect basis, with voters electing sub-district representatives between 10 October and 15 November, and the representatives then electing members of parliament on 16 November. ^[2]

At the time there were no political parties, ^[3] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 41%. ^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents			78
Royal appointees				78
Total				156
Total votes		1,773,532	–
Registered voters/turnout		4,278,231	41.45
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. "88 ปี การเลือกตั้งครั้งแรกของประเทศไทย อันเป็นการเลือกตั้งทั่วไป 'ครั้งแรก' และ 'ครั้งเดียว' ของไทย". The States Times.
2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p266 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
3. Nohlen et al., p284
4. Nohlen et al., p278