1983 Thai general election|
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| Registered | 24,224,470 |
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| Turnout | 50.76% ( 6.86pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Kukrit Pramoj
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Pramarn Adireksarn
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Bhichai Rattakul
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| Party
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Social Action
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Chart Thai
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Democrat
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| Last election
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21.26%, 82 seats
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11.26%, 38 seats
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14.57%, 33 seats
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| Seats won
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92
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73
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56
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| Seat change
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10
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35
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23
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| Popular vote
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7,103,177
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6,315,568
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4,144,414
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| Percentage
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26.78%
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23.81%
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15.63%
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| Swing
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5.52pp
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12.55pp
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1.06pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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SDP
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| Leader
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Samak Sundaravej
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Phon Rungprasitwit
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Kriangsak Chamanan
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| Party
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Thai Citizen
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Siam Democrat
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National Democrat
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| Last election
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2.69%, 32 seats
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–
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–
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| Seats won
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36
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18
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15
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| Seat change
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4
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New
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New
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| Popular vote
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2,395,795
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839,915
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2,137,780
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| Percentage
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9.03%
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3.17%
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8.06%
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| Swing
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6.34pp
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New
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New
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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]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Social Action Party | 7,103,177 | 26.78 | 92 | +10 |
| Thai Nation Party | 6,315,568 | 23.81 | 73 | +35 |
| Democrat Party | 4,144,414 | 15.63 | 56 | +23 |
| Thai Citizen Party | 2,395,795 | 9.03 | 36 | +4 |
| National Democrat Party | 2,137,780 | 8.06 | 15 | New |
| Siam Democrat Party | 839,915 | 3.17 | 18 | New |
| Free People Party | 474,402 | 1.79 | 1 | New |
| Progress Party | 338,140 | 1.28 | 3 | New |
| Social Democratic Party | 297,332 | 1.12 | 2 | +2 |
| New Force Party | 195,340 | 0.74 | 0 | –8 |
| Thai People Party | 180,364 | 0.68 | 4 | New |
| United Nation Party | 14,866 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| Labour Democrat Party | 1,493 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 81,845 | 0.31 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 2,000,290 | 7.54 | 24 | –39 |
| Total | 26,520,721 | 100.00 | 324 | +23 |
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| Valid votes | 11,797,212 | 95.95 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 498,127 | 4.05 | |
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| Total votes | 12,295,339 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 24,224,470 | 50.76 | |
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| Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p285 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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