December 1957 Thai general election

General elections were held in Thailand on 12 December 1957. They were the first elections after the coup led by Sarit Thanarat.

December 1957 Thai general election

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160 of the 281 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout	44.07% ( 13.43pp)
Party Leader Seats +/– Sahaphum Party Sukich Nimmanheminda 44 New Democrat Khuang Aphaiwong 39 +9 Economist Thep Chotnuchit 6 +3 Liberal Democratic Meth Rattanaprasit 5 −6 Seri Manangkhasila Plaek Phibunsongkhram 4 −82 Nationalist Net Poonwiwat 1 −2 Hyde Park Taweesak Tripli 1 −1 Independent Ket Wongkasai 1 −1 Independents – 59 +51 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Pote Sarasin Independent Thanom Kittikachorn National Socialist[1]

The new Sahaphum Party emerged as the largest party in parliament with 40 of the 160 elected seats, although with 59 MPs, independents were the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 44%.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sahaphum Party			44	New
	Democrat Party			39	+9
	Economist Party			6	+3
	Liberal Democratic Party			5	–6
	Seri Manangkhasila Party			4	–82
	Nationalist Party			1	–2
	Hyde Park Movement Party			1	–1
	Independent Party			1	–1
	Independents			59	+51
Appointed members				121	–2
Total				281	–2
Total votes		4,370,589	–
Registered voters/turnout		9,917,417	44.07
Source: Nohlen et al.