General elections were held in Thailand on 26 January 1975. The Democrat Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives with 72 of the 269 seats. Voter turnout was 47%.^[1]

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1975 Thai general election

← 1969 26 January 1975 1976 →
All 269 seats in the House of Representatives 135 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	47.18%
Party Leader % Seats +/– Democrat Seni Pramoj 17.23 72 +15 Social Justice Thawit Klinprathum 14.48 45 New Chart Thai Pramarn Adireksarn 12.05 28 New Social Action Kukrit Pramoj 10.75 18 New Social Agrarian 7.53 19 New Social Nationalist 7.05 16 New New Force Party Krasae Chanawongse 6.04 12 New Socialist Party Boonsanong Punyodyana 4.45 15 New Socialist Front Keaw Norapiti 3.65 10 New Peaceful People's 2.76 8 New National Reconstruction 2.00 3 New Thai Party 1.70 4 New People's Justice 1.61 6 New Democracy 1.54 2 New Sovereign 0.77 2 New Labour Seri Suchatapakan 0.74 1 New Agriculturalist 0.63 1 New Thai Earth 0.50 2 New Free People's 0.46 1 New People's Force 0.36 2 New Economist Thep Chotnuchit 0.33 1 New Provincial Development 0.16 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Sanya Dharmasakti Independent Seni Pramoj Democrat

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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.