1933 Siamese general election
General elections were held in Siam on 15 November 1933 to elect 78 of the 156 members of the House of Representatives, with the other 78 appointed by the King.[1][2] The elections were held on an indirect basis, with voters electing sub-district representatives between 10 October and 15 November, and the representatives then electing members of parliament on 16 November.[2]
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78 of the 156 seats in the House of Representatives | |||||||||
| Turnout | 41.45% | ||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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At the time there were no political parties,[3] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 41.5%.[4] This was the first parliamentary election in Siamese history.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Independents | 78 | |||
| Royal appointees | 78 | |||
| Total | 156 | |||
| Total votes | 1,773,532 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,278,231 | 41.45 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- "88 ปี การเลือกตั้งครั้งแรกของประเทศไทย อันเป็นการเลือกตั้งทั่วไป 'ครั้งแรก' และ 'ครั้งเดียว' ของไทย". The States Times.
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p266 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p284
- Nohlen et al., p278
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See also: Election Commission of Thailand | |
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