December 1957 Thai general election

General elections were held in Thailand on 12 December 1957. The result was a victory for the new United Land party, which won 40 of the 160 seats, although with 59 MPs, independents were the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 44.1%.[2]

December 1957 Thai general election

15 December 1957
All 159 seats to the House of Representatives of Thailand
Leader Sukich Nimmanheminda Khuang Aphaiwong Party Sahaphum Party Democrat Last election New party 30 Seats won 44 39 Seat change New party 9 Percentage 27.7% 24.5%
Prime Minister before election Pote Sarasin Independent Elected Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn National Socialist[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Sahaphum Party			44	New
Democrat Party			39	+9
Economist Party			6	+3
Free Democracy			5	–6
Seri Manangkasila			4	–82
Nationalist Party			1	–2
Hyde Park Movement Party			1	–1
Independent Party			1	–1
Independents			59	+51
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	4,370,589	100	160	-123
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Thak Chaloemtiarana (2007), Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism, Ithaca NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, p. 88, ISBN 978-0-8772-7742-2
2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p278 ISBN 0-19-924959-8