Thai general election, 1969
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General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The result was a victory for the 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.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Thai People's Party | 75 | New | |||
Independents | 72 | +13 | |||
Democratic Party | 57 | +18 | |||
Democratic Front | 7 | New | |||
Joint Economic Front | 4 | New | |||
Khana Ratsadon | 2 | New | |||
Farmer Party | 1 | New | |||
Free Democracy | 1 | -4 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 428,699 | - | - | - | |
Total | 7,285,832 | 100 | 219 | +59 | |
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union |