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1975 Thai general election

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Field	Value
country	Thailand
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1969 Thai general election
previous_year	1969
next_election	1976 Thai general election
next_year	1976
seats_for_election	All 269 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats	135
election_date	26 January 1975
registered	20,242,791
turnout	47.18% ( 1.98pp)
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leader1	Seni Pramoj
party1	Democrat Party (Thailand)
last_election1	57 seats
seats1	72
popular_vote1	3,176,398
percentage1	17.23%
seat_change1	17
image2
leader2	Thawit Klinprathum
party2	Social Justice Party (Thailand)
last_election2	–
seats2	45
popular_vote2	2,669,736
percentage2	14.48%
seat_change2	New
image3	{{CSS image crop	Image = พลตำรวจเอกประมาณ อดิเรกสาร ในปี 2515.png
bSize	180	cWidth = 120	cHeight = 160	oTop = 15	oLeft = 30}}
leader3	Pramarn Adireksarn
party3	Thai Nation Party
last_election3	–
seats3	28
popular_vote3	2,220,897
percentage3	12.05%
seat_change3	New
image4
leader4	Sawet Piamphongsant
party4	Social Agrarian Party
seats4	19
popular_vote4	1,387,451
percentage4	7.53%
image5	{{CSS image crop	Image = Kukrit Pramoj 1974 (cropped-1).jpg
bSize	140	cWidth = 120	cHeight = 160	oTop = 0	oLeft = 10}}
leader5	Kukrit Pramoj
party5	Social Action Party
seats5	18
popular_vote5	1,982,168
percentage5	10.75%
image6
leader6	Prasit Kanchanawat
party6	Social Nationalist Party
seats6	16
popular_vote6	1,299,613
percentage6	7.05%
image7
leader7	Somkid Srisangkom
party7	Socialist Party of Thailand
seats7	15
popular_vote7	819,489
percentage7	4.45%
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bSize	160	cWidth = 120	cHeight = 160	oTop = 5	oLeft = 15}}
leader8	Krasae Chanawongse
party8	New Force Party
seats8	12
popular_vote8	1,113,653
percentage8	6.04%
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Sanya Dharmasakti
before_party	Independent
after_election	Seni Pramoj
after_party	Democrat Party (Thailand)

General elections were held in Thailand on 26 January 1975. The Democrat Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 72 of the 269 seats. Voter turnout was 47%.

Results

Aftermath

Following the elections, Seni Pramoj of the Democrat Party was appointed Prime Minister for a second term by a resolution of the House of Representatives by a vote of 133 to 52 on 15 February 1975, with Pramoj leading a minority government. However, on 6 March 1975 the House of Representatives passed a motion of no confidence by a vote of 152 to 111 with six abstentions. Subsequently a new vote was held to choose a prime minister, with Kukrit Pramoj of the Social Action Party elected by a vote of 135 to 59, with 75 abstentions. He took over as prime minister on 14 March.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p284 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8

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