2023 Thai general election

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Thai. (May 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Thai article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Thai Wikipedia article at [[:th:การเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรไทยเป็นการทั่วไป พ.ศ. 2566]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|th|การเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรไทยเป็นการทั่วไป พ.ศ. 2566}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

2023 Thai general election

← 2019 14 May 2023[1] Next →
All 500 seats in the House of Representatives 251 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.64% ( 0.95 pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– Move Forward Pita Limjaroenrat 37.99 151 +70 Pheu Thai Paetongtarn Shinawatra 28.84 141 +5 United Thai Nation Prayut Chan-o-cha 12.54 36 New Bhumjaithai Anutin Charnvirakul 2.99 71 +20 Democrat Jurin Laksanawisit 2.43 25 −28 Prachachart Wan Muhamad Noor Matha 1.59 9 +2 Palang Pracharat Prawit Wongsuwon 1.41 40 −76 Thai Liberal Sereepisuth Temeeyaves 0.92 1 −9 Thai Sang Thai Sudarat Keyuraphan 0.90 6 New New Democracy Suratin Pichan 0.72 1 0 New Party Kriditach Sangthanyothin 0.66 1 New Chart Pattana Kla Korn Chatikavanij 0.56 2 −1 Thai Counties Bancha Dechchareonsirikul 0.53 1 New Chart Thai Pattana Varawut Silpa-archa 0.51 10 0 Fair Party Kanwee Suebsaeng 0.49 1 New New Social Power Chaowarit Khajohnpongkirati 0.47 1 New Teachers for People Prida Bunphloeng 0.46 1 0 Pheu Thai Ruam Palang Wasawat Puangpornsri 0.18 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Winning parties in the constituency vote Most voted-for party in the party-list vote Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Prayut Chan-o-cha United Thai Nation Srettha Thavisin Pheu Thai

Politics of Thailand
Constitution History Laws Human rights LGBT rights
Monarchy The King (List) Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Heir presumptive Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Head of the Royal Armed Forces Royal family Succession Regent Privy Council Bureau of the Royal Household Royal Security Command Crown Property Bureau
Executive Prime Minister (list) Srettha Thavisin (PTP) Deputy Prime Ministers Phumtham Wechayachai (PTP) Suriya Juangroongruangkit (PTP) Pichai Chunhavajira (PTP) Anutin Charnvirakul (BTP) Patcharawat Wongsuwan (PPRP) Pirapan Salirathavibhaga (UTN) 63rd Council of Ministers Cabinet Ministries Independent agencies
Legislature President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (PCC) Vice President Vacant Senate President Vacant Vice Presidents Vacant House of Representatives Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (PCC) Deputy Speakers Padipat Suntiphada (FA) Pichet Chuamuangphan (PTP) Leader of the Opposition Chaithawat Tulathon (MFP) 13th Senate of Thailand 26th Thai House of Representatives
Judiciary Supreme Court President: Anocha Chevitsophon Administrative Court President: Vorapot Visrutpich Constitutional Court President: Nakarin Mektrairat Criminal Court Military Courts
Elections & referendums Recent elections & referendums General Elections 2014 2019 2023 next Senate Elections 2006 2008 2014 2024 Referendums 2007 2016 Local elections Bangkok Pattaya Provincial Subdistrict Municipalities Village Election Commission Political Parties
Administrative divisions Ministry of Interior Provincial Provinces (Governors) Districts Subdistrict Village Local Provincial Administrative Organisation City Municipality Town Municipality Subdistrict Municipality Subdistrict Administrative Organisation Special Bangkok (Governor) Pattaya
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of / in Thailand Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam) Foreign aid UN ASEAN ACD BIMSTEC MRC EAS RCEP APEC MNNA G77 IPEF MGC
Political unrest After reunited in 1767 Political crisis Front Palace Crisis (1874–1875) Peace Rebellion (1952) 1970s peasant revolts 1973 popular uprising 6 October 1976 massacre Black May (1992) 2005–2006 political crisis 2008 political crisis 2009 political unrest 2010 political protests 2013–2014 political crisis 2020–2021 protests Military coups Palace Revolt of 1912 Revolution of 1932 April 1933 coup d'état June 1933 coup d'état Boworadet rebellion (1933) Rebellion of the Sergeants (1935) Songsuradet Rebellion (1939) 1947 coup d'état 1948 coup d'état Army General Staff plot (1948) Palace Rebellion (1949) Manhattan Rebellion (1951) Silent Coup (1951) 1957 coup d'état 1958 coup d'état Rebellion of 1964 1971 coup d'état 1976 coup d'état March 1977 coup d'état attempt October 1977 coup d'état 1981 military rebellion 1985 coup d'état attempt 1991 coup d'état 2006 coup d'état 2014 coup d'état Terrorism Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis (1972) 1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok South insurgency (2004–present) 2012 Bangkok bombings 2015 Bangkok bombing 2019 Bangkok bombings Conflicts Taksin's reunification (1767–1771) Cambodian rebellion (1811–1812) Lao rebellion (1826–1828) Kedahan rebellion (1838–1839) Haw wars (1865–1890) Holy Man's Rebellion (1901–1936) Ngiao rebellion (1902) Dusun Nyor Rebellion (1948) Separatist Rebellion (1948) Communist insurgency (1965–1983) Foreign relations crisis Wars Blue Diamond Affair (1989–2019) 2003 Phnom Penh riots Cambodian–Thai border dispute (2008–2011)
Related topics History Demographics Economy Education Crime Armed Forces Police Bank of Thailand
Thailand portal Other countries
v t e

General elections were held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives.^[3] The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, surprised analysts by winning the most seats, followed by fellow opposition party Pheu Thai who had won the most seats in the 2011 and 2019 elections. Turnout was a record 75.22%.^[4][5]

The elections were held using a parallel voting system as in the 1997 and 2007 constitutions, in contrast to the mixed-member apportionment system used in 2019. Like in 2019, the elected prime minister did not need to be a member of the House and would be chosen by the full National Assembly, including the 250 military-appointed members of the Senate, for a total 376 seat majority. Due to the structure of the National Assembly, experts had warned of a possible gridlock scenario in which the current opposition parties secure more than half of the House votes but are obstructed in the Senate. Additionally, the Election Commission had received criticism over untrustworthiness, unprofessionalism, and bias in its conducting of the voting process.

Sixty-seven parties vied for seats. The ruling conservative coalition government was composed of the major Palang Pracharath, Bhumjai Thai, and Democrat parties, and smaller parties including the new United Thai Nation Party, who nominated former junta leader and incumbent prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after his split with Palang Pracharath. The pro-democratic opposition was led by the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties, the latter being the effective successor of the dissolved Future Forward Party, which had performed unexpectedly well in the 2019 election. Political campaigns focused on the Thai economy, especially its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some parties, most notably Move Forward, also highlighted progressive issues,^[6] and challenged long-held social norms in Thailand.

Pita's Move Forward initially formed a coalition with the other pro-democracy, anti-military parties, which had a majority in the lower house but was unable to form a government after being functionally blocked by allies of the monarchy and military in the Senate. Pheu Thai then assumed the lead, dissolving its alliance with Move Forward and allying instead with conservative, pro-military parties. It then nominated real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin as prime minister. He was elected by Parliament on 22 August.^[7]

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).