1969 Thai general election

1969 Thai general election
10 February 1969
All 219 seats in the House of Representatives
110 seats needed for a majority
Registered14,820,180
Turnout49.16% ( 5.09pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Thanom Kittikachorn Seni Pramoj
Party UTPP Democrat
Last election – 39
Seats won 75 57
Seat change New 18
Prime Minister before election

Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP

 Elected Prime Minister

Thanom Kittikachorn
UTPP

General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The military-backed United Thai People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning 75 of the 219 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 49%. Following the election, 30 of the 72 independents joined the UTPP, giving it a total of 105 seats, whilst 24 formed the Liberal Independent Party. They were the first elections in which a number of members were not appointed by the king.

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