1938 Siamese general election

1938 Siamese general election
	12 November 1938
	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

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.

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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[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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See also: Election Commission of Thailand