General elections were held in Thailand on 10 February 1969. The result was a victory for the military-backed United Thai People's Party, which won 75 of the 219 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 49.2%.[1] Following the election, 30 of the 72 independents joined the UTPP, giving it a total of 105 seats, whilst 24 formed the Liberal Independent Party. They were the first elections in which a number of members were not appointed by the king.
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All 219 seats in the House of Representatives 110 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 49.16% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| United Thai People's Party | 75 | New | |||
| Democrat Party | 57 | +18 | |||
| Democratic Front | 7 | New | |||
| Joint Economic Front | 4 | New | |||
| Citizen Party | 2 | New | |||
| Farmer Party | 1 | New | |||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | –4 | |||
| Independents | 72 | +13 | |||
| Total | 219 | +59 | |||
| Valid votes | 6,857,133 | 94.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 428,699 | 5.88 | |||
| Total votes | 7,285,832 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 14,820,180 | 49.16 | |||
| Source: IPU | |||||