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Next Thai general election

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Next Thai general election

← 2026
On or before 25 March 2030

All 500 seats in the House of Representatives
251 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Last election
Bhumjaithai Anutin Charnvirakul 192
People's Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut 120
Pheu Thai Julapun Amornvivat 74
Kla Tham Narumon Pinyosinwat 58
Democrat Abhisit Vejjajiva 21
Thai Ruam Palang Wasawat Puangphonsri 6
Prachachat Tawee Sodsong 5
Palang Pracharath Treenuch Thienthong 5
Economic Rangsi Kitiyansap 3
United Thai Nation Pirapan Salirathavibhaga 2
Pheu Chart Thai Pongthawat Techadetruangkul 2
Thai Sang Thai Udomdej Rattanasathien 2
Ruam Jai Thai Bunrawee Yomchinda 1
New Kriditaj Sangthanyothin 1
Thai Subthawee Melda Ketwichit 1
New Democracy Suratin Pichan 1
New Dimension Preecha Khaikaew 1
Thai Pakdee Warong Dechgitvigrom 1
People's Power Ekasit Kunanantakul 1
Thai Liberal Sereepisuth Temeeyaves 1
New Alternative Rachen Tagunviang 1
New Opportunity Jatuporn Buruspat 1
Incumbent Prime Minister
Anutin Charnvirakul
Bhumjaithai

General election is scheduled to be held no later than 25 March 2030. It will determine the composition of the House of Representatives.

Electoral system

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As in the 2023 election, the electoral system followed that of the 2021 amendment of the 2017 constitution. The 500 members of the House of Representatives were elected by parallel voting. 400 seats were elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 100 seats by proportional representation. Voters cast separate ballots for the two sets of seats.[1]

The 100 party-list seats were distributed under the "100 divisor" formula, restored in 2022 after parliament failed to finalise a rival draft within its 180-day deadline. The national party-list vote is divided by 100 to give a quota; each party takes one seat for every whole quota it has won, and the seats still unfilled go to the parties with the largest fractional remainders. List seats are awarded on top of constituency seats rather than in compensation for them, so a party that sweeps the constituencies keeps its full proportional entitlement as well. Writing shortly before the system was first used, Napon Jatusripitak of the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute observed that cutting the number of list seats from 150 to 100 raised the share of the vote needed to win one and allowed larger parties to take a higher proportion of seats than of votes.[2]

Opinion polling

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Preferred party

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Fieldwork date(s) Polling firm Sample PPLE BJT PTP Dem ECON UTN KT Undecided Others Lead
18–23 September 2026 NIDA 2,500 35.40% 12.08% 18.44% 9.80% 1.52% 2.16% — 7.64% 12.96% 16.96%
29 June – 2 July 2026 NIDA 2,500 34.80% 17.00% 16.84% 12.68% 2.04% 2.96% — 5.32% 13.68% 17.80%
19–24 March 2026 NIDA 2,500 35.80% 26.60% 12.04% 11.64% 2.44% 1.76% — 4.60% 5.12% 9.20%
8 February 2026 Election results – 30.56% 17.90% 15.43% 10.91% 3.14% 2.12% 1.79% – – 12.66%

References

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  1. ↑ "Thai Parliament passes election changes favouring ruling party". The Business Times. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Jatusripitak, Napon (23 September 2022). "Thailand's New Electoral System: More Freedom of Choice, With a Catch". Fulcrum. ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. Retrieved 29 August 2026.