September 1992 Thai general election

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September 1992 Thai general election
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  March 1992 13 September 1992 1995  

All 360 seats in the House of Representatives
181 seats needed for a majority
Registered31,860,156
Turnout61.59% (Increase2.svg 2.35pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Chuan Leekpai Pramarn Adireksarn Chatichai Choonhavan
Party Democrat Chart Thai National Development
Last election10.6%, 44 seats16.4%, 74 seats
Seats won797760
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 35Increase2.svg 3New
Popular vote9,703,6727,274,4747,332,388
Percentage21.0%15.8%15.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.4 pp Decrease2.svg 0.8 pp New

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
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Leader Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Boonchu Rojanastien
Party New Aspiration Palang Dharma
Last election22.4%, 72 seats11.5%, 41 seats
Seats won5147
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 21Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote6,576,0928,293,457
Percentage14.2%18.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.2 pp Increase2.svg 6.5 pp

Prime Minister before election

Anand Panyarachun
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Chuan Leekpai
Democrat

General elections were held in Thailand on 13 September 1992. They were the first elections after Black May and the end of the military dictatorship by the National Peace Keeping Council. Voter turnout was 62%. [1]

The Democrat Party emerged as the largest in parliament, winning 79 of the 360 seats. The Democrat Party subsequently formed a coalition government with the New Aspiration Party, the Palang Dharma Party, the Solidarity Party and the Social Action Party.

The central election committee used the motto "Sell your voice, sell your rights, like selling your life, treason". [2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democrat Party 9,703,67221.0279+35
Palang Dharma Party 8,293,45717.9647+6
National Development Party 7,332,38815.8860+59
Thai Nation Party 7,274,47415.7677+3
New Aspiration Party 6,576,09214.2451–21
Social Action Party 1,863,3604.0422–9
Seritham Party  [ th ]1,645,7763.568New
Thai Citizen Party 1,413,0323.063–4
Solidarity Party 1,067,2372.318+2
Mass Party 681,7181.484+3
People Party  [ th ]242,2210.521–3
People's Force73,4600.160New
Total46,166,887100.003600
Valid votes19,118,79897.43
Invalid/blank votes503,5342.57
Total votes19,622,332100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,860,15661.59
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
  2. ประชาธิปัตย์ชนะการเลือกตั้ง, หน้า 225. กาลานุกรมสยามประเทศไทย 2485-2554 โดย ชาญวิทย์ เกษตรศิริ ISBN 978-974-228-070-3