Thai general election, 1975
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General elections were held in Thailand
on 26 January 1975. The result was a victory for the new Democrat Party
, which won 72 of the 269 seats. Voter turnout was 47.2%.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
on 26 January 1975. The result was a victory for the new Democrat Party
Democrat Party (Thailand)
The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative...
, which won 72 of the 269 seats. Voter turnout was 47.2%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Party Democrat Party (Thailand) The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative... |
3,176,398 | 17.2 | 72 | |
| Social Justice Party | 2,669,736 | 14.5 | 45 | New |
| Thai Nation Party | 2,220,897 | 12.1 | 28 | New |
| Social Action Party Social Action Party - History :The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramoj. After Kukrit resigned the office of the party leader in December 1985, the former minister of foreign affairs and deputy party leader, Siddhi Savetsila, led... |
1,982,168 | 10.8 | 18 | New |
| Social Agrarian Party | 1,387,451 | 7.5 | 19 | New |
| Social Nationalist Party | 1,299,613 | 7.0 | 16 | New |
| New Force | 1,113,653 | 6.0 | 12 | New |
| Socialist Party of Thailand Socialist Party of Thailand The Socialist Party of Thailand was political party in Thailand, active in the 1970s. SPT was led by its general secretary Boonsanong Punyodyana.SPT won 15 out of 269 seats in the 1975 parliamentary elections.... |
819,489 | 4.4 | 15 | New |
| Socialist Front Socialist Front (Thailand) The Socialist Front was a political coalition in Thailand, formed by leftwing parties in late 1956. The main group in the coalition was the Economist Party, led by Thep Chotinuchit. The other two constituents of the Socialist Front were the Free Democratic Party and the Hyde Park Movement Party.... |
672,313 | 3.7 | 10 | New |
| Peaceful People's Party | 509,718 | 2.8 | 8 | New |
| National Reconstruction | 369,244 | 2.0 | 3 | New |
| Thai Party | 313,904 | 1.7 | 4 | New |
| People's Justice Party | 297,102 | 1.6 | 6 | New |
| Democracy | 283,990 | 1.5 | 2 | New |
| Sovereign Party | 141,607 | 0.8 | 2 | New |
| Labour Party | 136,783 | 0.7 | 1 | New |
| Golden Cape Party | 123,948 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| People Party | 122,033 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| Agriculturalist Party | 116,062 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
| Thai Earth Party | 92,957 | 0.5 | 2 | New |
| Free People's Party | 84,599 | 0.5 | 1 | New |
| People's Force | 67,127 | 0.4 | 2 | New |
| Economist Party Economist Party Economist Party , was a political party in Peru. It was founded by Carlos J. Manrique.... |
60,962 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
| Provincial Development Party | 30,103 | 0.2 | 1 | New |
| 21 other parties | 343,164 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,137,291 | |||
| Total | 9,549,924 | 100 | 269 | +50 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||