December 1957 Thai general election

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December 1957 Thai general election
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  February 1957 15 December 1957 1969  

160 of the 281 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout44.07% (Decrease2.svg 13.43pp)
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
Sahaphum Party Sukich Nimmanheminda 44New
Democrat Khuang Aphaiwong 39+9
Economist Thep Chotnuchit 6+3
Liberal Democratic Meth Rattanaprasit 5−6
Seri Manangkhasila Plaek Phibunsongkhram 4−82
Nationalist Net Poonwiwat 1−2
Hyde Park Taweesak Tripli 1−1
Independent Ket Wongkasai 1−1
Independents 59+51
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Pote Sarasin
Independent
Thanom Kittikachorn
National Socialist [1]

General elections were held in Thailand on 12 December 1957. They were the first elections after the coup led by Sarit Thanarat.

The new Sahaphum Party emerged as the largest party in parliament with 40 of the 160 elected seats, although with 59 MPs, independents were the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 44%. [2]

Results

9th Thailand House of Representatives composition (1958).svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sahaphum Party 44New
Democrat Party 39+9
Economist Party 6+3
Liberal Democratic Party 5–6
Seri Manangkhasila Party 4–82
Nationalist Party 1–2
Hyde Park Movement Party 1–1
Independent Party 1–1
Independents59+51
Appointed members121–2
Total281–2
Total votes4,370,589
Registered voters/turnout9,917,41744.07
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Thak Chaloemtiarana (2007), Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism, Ithaca NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, p. 88, ISBN   978-0-8772-7742-2
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p278 ISBN   0-19-924959-8