1946 Siamese general election
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Thailand
| previous_election = 1938
| next_election = 1948
| seats_for_election = 96 of the 192 seats in the House of Representatives
| election_date = 6 January 1946
| turnout = 32.52% ({{decrease}} 2.51pp)
| nopercentage = yes
| noleader = yes
| party1 = Independents
| seats1 = 96
| last_election1 = 91
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Seni Pramoj
| after_election = Khuang Aphaiwong
}}{{Politics of Thailand}}
General elections were held in Siam on 6 January 1946 to elect 96 of the 192 members of the House of Representatives. The other 96 members were appointed by King Ananda Mahidol. Voter turnout was 33%.Nohlen et al., p278
At the time there were no political parties,Nohlen et al., p284 so all candidates ran as independents.
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Thailand House of Representatives composition 1946.svg
|party1=Independents|seats1=96
|row2=Royal appointees|seats2=96
|totalvotes=2091788
|electorate=6431827
|source=Nohlen et al.
}}
Aftermath
Following the promulgation of a new constitution later in 1946, the appointed seats were abolished and the number of elected seats expanded to 178. Elections were held in August 1946 to elect an additional 82 members and political parties were allowed to contest the elections for the first time. Supporters of Pridi Banomyong (Sahachip Party and the Constitutional Front) took 57 seats, the Democrat Party took 18 seats and seven seats went to unaffiliated representatives.{{Citation |author=Sorasak Ngamcachonkulkid |title=The Seri Thai movement and political conflict in Thailand, 1938-1949 |publisher=University of Wisconsin—Madison |year=2001 |page=140}}
References
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=Cited works=
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II. {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}
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Category:General elections in Thailand
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