1983 Thai general election

1983 Thai general election
Thailand
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All 324 seats in the House of Representatives
163 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.76%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Action Kukrit Pramoj 26.78 92 +10
Chart Thai Pramarn Adireksarn 23.81 73 +35
Democrat Bhichai Rattakul 15.63 56 +23
Thai Citizen Samak Sundaravej 9.03 36 +4
National Democrat Kriangsak Chamanan 8.06 15 New
Siam Democrat 3.17 18 New
Free People Party 1.79 1 New
Progress Uthai Pimjaichon 1.28 3 New
Social Democratic Suthep Sutchakhun 1.12 2 +2
Thai People 0.68 4 New
Independents 7.54 24 −39
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Prem Tinsulanonda
Independent
Prem Tinsulanonda
Independent

General elections were held in Thailand on 18 April 1983. The Social Action Party emerged as the largest party, winning 92 of the 324 seats. Voter turnout was 51%.[1]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p285 ISBN 0-19-924959-8