1948 Siamese general election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General elections were held in Siam on 29 January 1948. Following the 1947 coup, the unicameral parliament elected in 1946 was abrogated. It was replaced by a bicameral parliament with a 100-seat appointed Senate and a 99-member House of Representatives.[1]
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 January 1948
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 of the 186 seats in the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 29.50% ( 3.02pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voter turnout was 30%.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Party | 53 | |||
| People's Party | 12 | |||
| Thammathipat Party | 5 | |||
| Independents | 30 | |||
| Royal appointees | 87 | |||
| Total | 187 | |||
| Total votes | 2,117,464 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,176,891 | 29.50 | ||
| Source: Darling,[3] Nohlen et al. | ||||
Aftermath
In order to comply with the constitutional requirement of one member of the House of Representatives for every 150,000 citizens, supplementary elections were held in June 1949.[1]