February 1957 Thai general election

February 1957 Thai general election

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160 of the 283 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout	57.50% ( 18.55pp)
Party Leader Seats Seri Manangkhasila Plaek Phibunsongkhram 86 Democrat Khuang Aphaiwong 31 Liberal Democratic Meth Rattanaprasit 11 Thammathibat Piam Bunyachot 9 Economist Thep Chotnuchit 9 Nationalist Net Poonwiwat 3 Hyde Park Petai Chotnuchit 2 Independent Ket Wongkasai 2 Independents – 8 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Plaek Phibunsongkhram Seri Manangkhasila Plaek Phibunsongkhram Seri Manangkhasila

General elections were held in Thailand on 26 February 1957. The result was a victory for the Seri Manangkhasila Party, which won 86 of the 160 elected seats, with the 123 appointed members of the previous parliament continued to serve in the newly elected one. Voter turnout was 57%, significantly higher than previous elections (the previous record had been 41.5% in 1933), which was an indicator of heavy fraud. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Seri Manangkhasila Party	137,735		86
	Democrat Party	118,457		30
	Liberal Democratic Party			11
	Thammathibat			9
	Economist Party			9
	Nationalist Party			3
	Hyde Park Movement Party			2
	Independent Party			2
	Independents			8
Appointed members				123
Total				283
Total votes		5,668,566	–
Registered voters/turnout		9,859,039	57.50
Source: Nohlen et al., Darling [2]

By province

1957 Thai general election

Lueaktang Kueng Phutthakan - 1957

Province	Total seats	Seats won
		SMP	DP	FD	T	EP	NP	HPMP	IP	Ind.
Ang Thong	1	1
Bangkok	9	7	2
Buriram	3	1		2
Chachoengsao	2	2
Chai Nat	1	1
Chaiyaphum	3	1			1					1
Chanthaburi	1	1
Chiang Mai	5	1	1							3
Chiang Rai	5	4								1
Chonburi	2	2
Chumphon	1		1
Kalasin	3		3
Kamphaeng Phet	1	1
Kanchanaburi	1	1
Khon Kaen	5					4		1
Krabi	1	1
Lampang	3		3
Lamphun	2		2
Loei	1			1
Lopburi	2	2
Mae Hong Son	1	1
Maha Sarakham	3					1			2
Nakhon Nayok	1	1
Nakhon Pathom	2	1			1
Nakhon Phanom	3	1	2
Nakhon Ratchasima	6	3	2							1
Nakhon Sawan	4	3	1
Nakhon Si Thammarat	4	1	1		2
Nan	1	1
Narathiwat	2	1			1
Nong Khai	1	1
Nonthaburi	1				1
Pathum Thani	1	1
Pattani	2	2
Phang Nga	1		1
Phatthalung	1				1
Phetchabun	2	1					1
Phetchaburi	2	2
Phichit	2	2
Phitsanulok	2	2
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	3	3
Phrae	2	1					1
Phuket	1		1
Prachinburi	2	2
Prachuap Khiri Khan	1	1
Ranong	1	1
Ratchaburi	3	3
Rayong	1	1
Roi Et	4	1	1	2
Sakon Nakhon	3			3
Samut Prakan	1	1
Samut Sakhon	1				1
Samut Songkhram	1	1
Saraburi	2	2
Satun	1	1
Sing Buri	1	1
Sisaket	4	2				2
Songkhla	3	1	1							1
Sukhothai	2	1			1
Suphan Buri	3	2						1
Surat Thani	2		1							1
Surin	3	3
Tak	1		1
Thonburi	3	1	2
Trang	1		1
Trat	1	1
Ubon Ratchathani	7	2	3			2
Udon Thani	4		1	3
Uthai Thani	1	1
Uttaradit	2	1					1
Yala	1	1
Total	160	85	31	11	9	9	3	2	2	8

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p279 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
2. Frank C. Darling (1965) Thailand and the United States, p156