November 15, 1933: Thailand's first election

At the time, voters did not directly elect their representatives for the House of Representatives. They elected representatives from their tambon (sub-district) and those people voted to elect one half of the 156-member House. The other half, consisting of another 78 members, were appointed by the Khana Ratsadon (People's Party), the group of people that staged a bloodless coup in on June 24, 1932, that led to the abolition of absolute monarchy.