1976 Thai general election

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1976 Thai general election
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  1975 4 April 1976 1979  

All 279 seats in the House of Representatives
140 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.99% (Decrease2.svg 3.19pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Democrat Seni Pramoj 25.31114+42
Chart Thai Pramarn Adireksarn 17.4956+28
Social Action Kukrit Pramoj 17.4545+27
Social Justice Thawit Klinprathum 9.2028−17
New Force Party Krasae Chanawongse 6.813−9
People's Force 3.983+1
Social Agrarian 3.599−10
Social Nationalist 3.428−8
Socialist Party Somkid Srisangkom 1.912−13
Dharmacracy 1.411New
Thai Protection 1.191New
United Democratic 1.051New
Socialist Front Keaw Norapiti 0.931−9
Labour Seri Suchatapakan 0.861+1
Social Thai 0.671New
Provincial Development 0.532+1
New Siam 0.391New
Democracy 0.321−1
Social Progress 0.131New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Kukrit Pramoj
Social Action
Seni Pramoj
Democrat

Early general elections were held in Thailand on 4 April 1976 after the House of Representatives had been dissolved prematurely on 12 January. [1] A total of 2,350 candidates representing 39 parties contested the election, although voter turnout was only 44%. [2] The Democrat Party emerged as the largest party, winning 114 of the 279 seats.

Results

12th Thailand House of Representatives composition (1976).svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democrat Party 4,745,99025.31114+42
Thai Nation Party 3,280,13417.4956+28
Social Action Party 3,272,17017.4545+27
Social Justice Party 1,725,5689.2028–17
New Force Party 1,276,2086.813–9
People's Force 746,9853.983+1
Social Agrarian Party 672,2593.599–10
Social Nationalist Party 642,0783.428–8
Socialist Party of Thailand 357,3851.912–13
Dharmacracy Party 264,5261.411New
Thai Protection Party 223,0481.191New
United Democratic Front 196,9981.051New
Socialist Front 174,4320.931–9
Labour Party 161,0310.8610
Social Thai Party 125,0370.671New
People's Peaceful Party 104,0840.560–8
Provincial Development Party 100,1620.532+1
Thai Party 98,4870.530–4
Free Force95,0560.510New
National Reconstruction 79,8940.430–3
New Siam Party 72,6640.391New
Democracy 59,4720.321–1
Social Progress Party 25,0280.131New
Agriculturalist Party 24,9870.130–1
People Party11,9190.0600
15 other parties215,2091.150
Total18,750,811100.00279+10
Valid votes8,619,30295.00
Invalid/blank votes453,3275.00
Total votes9,072,629100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,623,43043.99
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p284 ISBN   0-19-924959-8