December 1957 Thai general election
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Phumtham Wechayachai (PTP) |
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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. The result was a victory for the new United Land party, which won 40 of the 160 seats, although with 59 MPs, independents were the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 44.1%.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sahaphum Party | 44 | New | ||
| Democrat Party | 39 | +9 | ||
| Economist Party | 6 | +3 | ||
| Free Democracy | 5 | –6 | ||
| Seri Manangkasila | 4 | –82 | ||
| Nationalist Party | 1 | –2 | ||
| Hyde Park Movement Party | 1 | –1 | ||
| Independent Party | 1 | –1 | ||
| Independents | 59 | +51 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 4,370,589 | 100 | 160 | -123 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ^ 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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