December 1957 Thai general election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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 Phumtham Wechayachai (PTP) |
Singsuk Singpai
Padipat Suntiphada (FA)
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 President: Anocha Chevitsophon President: Vorapot Visrutpich President: Nakarin Mektrairat |
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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[edit]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Sahaphum Party | 44 | New | |||
| 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 | |||
| Independents | 59 | +51 | |||
| Appointed members | 121 | –2 | |||
| Total | 281 | –2 | |||
| Total votes | 4,370,589 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,917,417 | 44.07 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ Thak Chaloemtiarana (2007), Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism, Ithaca NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, p. 88, ISBN 978-0-8772-7742-2
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p278 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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See also: Election Commission of Thailand | |
