1969 Thai general election explained

Country:Thailand
Previous Election:December 1957
Next Election:1975
Seats For Election:All 219 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:110
Election Date:10 February 1969
Registered:14,820,180
Turnout:49.16%
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:United Thai People's Party
Seats1:75
Last Election1:New
Party2:Democrat Party (Thailand)
Seats2:57
Last Election2:39
Party3:Democratic Front (Thailand)
Seats3:7
Last Election3:New
Seats4:4
Last Election4:New
Party5:Citizen Party
Seats5:2
Last Election5:New
Party6:Farmer Party
Seats6:1
Last Election6:New
Party7:Liberal Democratic Party (Thailand)
Seats7:1
Last Election7:5
Party8:Independents
Leader8:
Seats8:72
Last Election8:59
Prime Minister
Before Election:Thanom Kittikachorn
Before Party:United Thai People's Party
After Election:Thanom Kittikachorn
After Party:United Thai People's Party

General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The result was a victory for the military-backed United Thai People's Party, which won 75 of the 219 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 49.2%.[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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/THAILAND_1969_E.PDF Thailand