General elections were held in
Siam
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
on 7 November 1937 to elect 91 members of the 182-seat
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
, with the other 91 appointed by the King. Unlike the
1933 elections, which had been carried out on an indirect basis, the 1937 elections were direct.
At the time there were no political parties, so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 40.2%.
[Nohlen et al., p278]
Results
References
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Siam
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
1937 in Siam
Elections in Thailand
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