1969 Thai general election

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General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The military-backed United Thai People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 75 of the 219 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 49%.[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.

1969 Thai general election
Thailand
← December 1957 10 February 1969 1975 →

All 219 seats in the House of Representatives
110 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.16% (Increase 5.09pp)
Party Leader Seats +/–
UTPP Thanom Kittikachorn 75 New
Democrat Seni Pramoj 57 +18
Democratic Front 7 New
Joint Economic Front 4 New
Citizen 2 New
Farmer Party 1 New
Liberal Democratic Jarubud Ruangsuwan 1 −4
Independents 72 +13
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP
Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Thai People's Party75New
Democrat Party57+18
Democratic Front7New
Joint Economic Front4New
Citizen Party2New
Farmer Party1New
Liberal Democratic Party1–4
Independents72+13
Total219+59
Valid votes6,857,13394.12
Invalid/blank votes428,6995.88
Total votes7,285,832100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,820,18049.16
Source: IPU

References

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  1. ^ Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union