1938 Siamese general election

General elections for the National Assembly were held in Siam on 12 November 1938. At the time there were no political parties,[1] so all candidates ran as independents. A total of 2,210,332 votes were cast and voter turnout was 35.0%.[2] These were the last elections before Siam entered World War II.

1938 Siamese general election

12 November 1938

All 91 seats in the House of Representatives of Siam

Prime Minister before election

Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena
Khana Ratsadon

Elected Prime Minister

Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Khana Ratsadon

References

  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
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