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% ( 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

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%. 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