Thai general election, 1976
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Early general elections were held in Thailand
on 4 April 1976 after the House of Representatives
had been dissolved prematurely on 12 January. A total of 2,350 candidates representing 39 parties contested the election, although voter turnout was only 44.0%. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party
, which won 114 of the 279 seats.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
on 4 April 1976 after the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Thailand
The House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Thailand is the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai Government. The system of government of Thailand is that of a Constitutional Monarchy and a Parliamentary Democracy. The system of the Thai...
had been dissolved prematurely on 12 January. A total of 2,350 candidates representing 39 parties contested the election, although voter turnout was only 44.0%. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party
Democrat Party (Thailand)
The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative...
, which won 114 of the 279 seats.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Party Democrat Party (Thailand) The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative... |
4,745,990 | 25.3 | 114 | |
| Thai Nation Party | 3,280,134 | 17.5 | 56 | |
| Social Action Party Social Action Party - History :The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramoj. After Kukrit resigned the office of the party leader in December 1985, the former minister of foreign affairs and deputy party leader, Siddhi Savetsila, led... |
3,272,170 | 17.5 | 45 | |
| Social Justice Party | 1,725,568 | 9.2 | 28 | |
| New Force Party | 1,276,208 | 6.8 | 3 | |
| People's Force | 746,985 | 4.0 | 3 | |
| Social Agrarian Party | 672,259 | 3.6 | 9 | |
| Social Nationalist Party | 642,078 | 3.4 | 8 | |
| Socialist Party of Thailand Socialist Party of Thailand The Socialist Party of Thailand was political party in Thailand, active in the 1970s. SPT was led by its general secretary Boonsanong Punyodyana.SPT won 15 out of 269 seats in the 1975 parliamentary elections.... |
357,385 | 1.9 | 2 | |
| Dharmacracy Party | 264,526 | 1.4 | 1 | New |
| Thai Protection Party | 223,048 | 1.2 | 1 | New |
| United Democratic Front | 196,998 | 1.1 | 1 | New |
| Labour Party | 161,031 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Social Thai Party | 125,037 | 0.7 | 1 | New |
| People's Peaceful Party | 104,084 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Provincial Development Party | 100,162 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| Thai Party | 98,487 | 0.5 | 1 | New |
| Free Force | 95,056 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| National Reconstruction | 79,894 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| New Siam Party | 72,664 | 0.4 | 1 | New |
| Democracy | 59,472 | 0.3 | 1 | |
| Social Progress Party | 25,028 | 0.1 | 1 | New |
| Agriculturalist Party | 24,987 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| People Party | 11,919 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 other parties | 215,209 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 453,327 | |||
| Total | 9,072,629 | 100 | 279 | +10 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||