At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the House
of Representatives: 500
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State:
King BHUMIBOL Adulyadej
- Head of Government:
Prime Minister CHUAN Leekpai
- Assembly: Thailand
currently has a bicameral National Assembly consisting of a Senate (Wuthisapha)
with 200 members and a House of Representatives (Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon)
with 392 members.
- *Note: The number
of seats in the House of Representatives will be increased in this election
from 392 to 500.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The king is a
hereditary monarch.
- All 200 members of the Senate are elected by simple majority vote in multi-member constituencies to six-year terms.
- In the House of
Representatives, 400 members are elected by simple majority vote in
single member constituencies and 100 members are elected via party lists.
All members serve four-year terms.
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Main parties in
the electoral races:
- Party: Thai
Rak Thai (TRT)
Leader: THAKSIN Shinawatra
Seats won in this election: 248
Seats won in the last election: NA
- Party: Democrat
Party (DP)
Leader: CHUAN Leekpai
Seats won in this election: 128
Seats won in the last election: 123
- Party: Chart
Thai (TNP)
Leader: BANHARN Silpa-Archa
Seats won in this election: 41
Seats won in the last election: 39
- Party: Chart
Pattana (NDP)
Leader: KORN Dhabarangsi
Seats won in this election: 29
Seats won in the last election: 52
- Party: The New
Aspiration (NAP)
Leader: CHAVALIT Yongchaiyudh
Seats won in this election: 36
Seats won in the last election: 125
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When was the last election? Number
of seats in last election?
- Last election to
the House of Representatives: November 17, 1996
- Seats decided in
the last election to the House of Representatives: 392
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 61,230,874
(July 2000 est.)
- Number of registered voters: 42,875,036
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Of Interest:
- In accordance
with provisions in the Constitution of 1997, the number of seats on
the House of Representatives increased in this election from 392 to
500.
- This vote was the
first election to the House of Representatives under the 1997 Constitution.
It included 400 seats elected in single-member constituencies and 100
seats elected through a party-list system.
- The March 4, 2000,
election was Thailand's first election to the Senate. Prior to the Constitution
of 1997, the king appointed all members of the Senate.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
