Thai general election, February 1957

Thai general election, February 1957

26 February 1957
All 160 seats to the House of Representatives of Thailand
First party Second party   Leader Plaek Phibunsongkhram Khuang Aphaiwong Party Seri Manangkhasila Party Democrat Last election New party Seats won 83 30 Seat change New party Percentage 53.1% 19.4%
Prime Minister before election Plaek Phibunsongkhram Khana Ratsadon Elected Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram Seri Manangkhasila Party

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General elections were held in Thailand on 26 February 1957. The result was a victory for the Seri Manangkasila party, which won 85 of the 160 elected seats, with the 123 appointed members of the previous parliament continued to serve in the newly elected one. Voter turnout was 57.5%, significantly higher than previous elections (the previous record had been 41.5% in 1933), which was an indicator of heavy fraud.^[1]

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