Country: | Thailand |
Previous Election: | February 1957 |
Next Election: | 1969 |
Seats For Election: | 160 of the 281 seats in the House of Representatives |
Election Date: | 15 December 1957 |
Registered: | 9,917,417 |
Turnout: | 44.07% |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Party1: | Sahaphum Party |
Seats1: | 44 |
Last Election1: | new |
Party2: | Democrat Party (Thailand) |
Seats2: | 39 |
Last Election2: | 30 |
Party3: | Economist Party (Thailand) |
Seats3: | 6 |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Party4: | Liberal Democratic Party (Thailand) |
Seats4: | 5 |
Last Election4: | 11 |
Party5: | Seri Manangkhasila Party |
Seats5: | 4 |
Last Election5: | 86 |
Party6: | Nationalist Party (Thailand) |
Seats6: | 1 |
Last Election6: | 3 |
Party7: | Hyde Park Movement Party |
Seats7: | 1 |
Last Election7: | 2 |
Party8: | Independent Party (Thailand) |
Seats8: | 1 |
Last Election8: | 2 |
Party9: | Independents |
Leader9: | – |
Seats9: | 59 |
Last Election9: | 8 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Pote Sarasin |
Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
After Election: | Thanom Kittikachorn |
After Party: | National Socialist |
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%.[1]