September 1992 Thai general election
13 September 1992
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All 360 seats in the House of Representatives 181 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 31,860,156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 61.59% ( 2.35pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Thailand on 13 September 1992. They were the first elections after Black May and the end of the military dictatorship by the National Peace Keeping Council. Voter turnout was 62%.[1]
The Democrat Party emerged as the largest in parliament, winning 79 of the 360 seats. The Democrat Party subsequently formed a coalition government with the New Aspiration Party, the Palang Dharma Party, the Solidarity Party and the Social Action Party.
The central election committee used the motto "Sell your voice, sell your rights, like selling your life, treason".[2]
Opinion polls
Exit polls
| Polling organisation/client | PDP | DP | NDP | TNP | NAP | SAP | SRT | TCP | SP | MP | PP | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NiyomPoll | 72-74 | 64-66 | 61-63 | 60-62 | 59-60 | 18-19 | 7-8 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 2 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Party | 9,703,672 | 21.02 | 79 | +35 | |
| Palang Dharma Party | 8,293,457 | 17.96 | 47 | +6 | |
| National Development Party | 7,332,388 | 15.88 | 60 | +59 | |
| Thai Nation Party | 7,274,474 | 15.76 | 77 | +3 | |
| New Aspiration Party | 6,576,092 | 14.24 | 51 | –21 | |
| Social Action Party | 1,863,360 | 4.04 | 22 | –9 | |
| Seritham Party | 1,645,776 | 3.56 | 8 | New | |
| Thai Citizen Party | 1,413,032 | 3.06 | 3 | –4 | |
| Solidarity Party | 1,067,237 | 2.31 | 8 | +2 | |
| Mass Party | 681,718 | 1.48 | 4 | +3 | |
| People Party | 242,221 | 0.52 | 1 | –3 | |
| People's Force | 73,460 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 46,166,887 | 100.00 | 360 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 19,118,798 | 97.43 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 503,534 | 2.57 | |||
| Total votes | 19,622,332 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,860,156 | 61.59 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ ประชาธิปัตย์ชนะการเลือกตั้ง, หน้า 225. กาลานุกรมสยามประเทศไทย 2485-2554 โดย ชาญวิทย์ เกษตรศิริ ISBN 978-974-228-070-3