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

References

↑ Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Thailand

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