1937 Siamese general election
General elections were held in Siam on 7 November 1937 to elect 91 members of the 182-seat House of Representatives, with the other 91 appointed by the King. Unlike the 1933 elections, which had been carried out on an indirect basis, the 1937 elections were direct.
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President : Piyakul Boonperm President : Charnchai Sawangsagdi President : Worawit Kangsasitiam |
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At the time there were no political parties,[1] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 40.2%.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Independents | 91 | |||
| Royal appointees | 91 | |||
| Total | 182 | |||
| Total votes | 2,462,535 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,123,239 | 40.22 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p284 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p278
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See also: Election Commission of Thailand | |
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