General elections were held in Siam on 29 January 1948. Following the 1947 coup, the unicameral parliament elected in 1946 was abrogated. It was replaced by a bicameral parliament with a 100-seat appointed Senate and a 99-member House of Representatives.[1]
At the time there were no political parties,[2] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 30%.[3]
Results
Party
Votes
%
Seats
Independents
99
Royal appointees
87
Total
186
Total votes
2,117,464
–
Registered voters/turnout
7,176,891
29.50
Source: Nohlen et al.
Aftermath
In order to comply with the constitutional requirement of one member of the House of Representatives for every 150,000 citizens, supplementary elections were held in June 1949.[1]
References
^ abDieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p267 ISBN0-19-924959-8
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