Thai general election, 1983
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General elections were held in Thailand on 18 April 1983. The result was a victory for the Social Action Party, which won 92 of the 324 seats. Voter turnout was 50.8%.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Action Party | 7,103,177 | 26.8 | 92 | +10 |
| Thai Nation Party | 6,315,568 | 23.8 | 73 | +35 |
| Democrat Party | 4,144,414 | 15.6 | 56 | +23 |
| Thai Citizen Party | 2,395,795 | 9.0 | 36 | +4 |
| National Democrat Party | 2,137,780 | 8.1 | 15 | New |
| Siam Democrat Party | 839,915 | 3.2 | 18 | New |
| Free People Party | 474,402 | 1.8 | 1 | New |
| Progress Party | 338,140 | 1.3 | 3 | New |
| Social Democratic Party | 297,332 | 1.1 | 2 | +2 |
| New Force Party | 195,340 | 0.7 | 0 | -8 |
| Thai People Party | 180,364 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| Thai People Party | 81,845 | 0.3 | 4 | New |
| United Nation Party | 14,866 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Labour Democrat Party | 1,493 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 81,845 | 0.3 | 0 | - |
| Independents | 2,000,290 | 7.5 | 24 | -39 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 498,127 | - | - | - |
| Total | 12,295,339 | 100 | 324 | +23 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p285 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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