1933 Siamese general election

General elections were held in Siam on 15 November 1933 to elect 78 of the 156 members of the House of Representatives, with the other 78 appointed by the King.[1][2] The elections were held on an indirect basis, with voters electing sub-district representatives between 10 October and 15 November, and the representatives then electing members of parliament on 16 November.[2]

1933 Siamese general election
15 November 1933
78 of the 156 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout41.45%
  First party
 
Party Independents
Seats won 78
Prime Minister before election

Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena
Khana Ratsadon

 Elected Prime Minister

Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena
Khana Ratsadon

At the time there were no political parties,[3] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 41.5%.[4] This was the first parliamentary election in Siamese history.

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Independents78
Royal appointees78
Total156
Total votes1,773,532–
Registered voters/turnout4,278,23141.45
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. "88 ปี การเลือกตั้งครั้งแรกของประเทศไทย อันเป็นการเลือกตั้งทั่วไป 'ครั้งแรก' และ 'ครั้งเดียว' ของไทย". The States Times.
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p266 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  3. Nohlen et al., p284
  4. Nohlen et al., p278
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