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1952 Thai general election

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1952 Thai general election
Thailand
← 1948 26 February 1952 February 1957 →

123 of the 246 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout38.95% (Increase 9.45pp)
Party Seats +/–
Independents

123 +24
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Plaek Phibunsongkhram Plaek Phibunsongkhram

General elections were held in Thailand on 26 February 1952 to elect half of the members of the House of Representatives. At the time there were no political parties,[1] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 39%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Independents123
Appointed members123
Total246
Total votes2,961,291
Registered voters/turnout7,602,59138.95
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p284 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p278