1969 Thai general election

1969 Thai general election
	10 February 1969
	All 219 seats in the House of Representatives; 110 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.16%
Thanom Kittikachorn; UTPP	Thanom Kittikachorn; UTPP

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.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Thai People's Party			75	New
	Democrat Party			57	+18
	Democratic Front			7	New
	Joint Economic Front			4	New
	Citizen Party			2	New
	Farmer Party			1	New
	Liberal Democratic Party			1	–4
	Independents			72	+13
Total				219	+59

Valid votes		6,857,133	94.12
Invalid/blank votes		428,699	5.88
Total votes		7,285,832	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,820,180	49.16
Source: IPU

References

Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union

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