1976 Thai general election

none Thailand parliamentary 1975 Thai general election 1975 1979 Thai general election 1979 All 279 seats in the House of Representatives 140 4 April 1976 20,623,430 43.99% ( 3.19pp) Seni Pramot 1961 (cropped-2).jpg 160 120 160 5 15 Seni Pramoj Democrat Party (Thailand) 17.23%, 72 seats 114 42 4,745,990 25.31% 8.08pp พลตำรวจเอกประมาณ อดิเรกสาร ในปี 2515.png 180 120 160 15 30 Pramarn Adireksarn Thai Nation Party 12.05%, 28 seats 56 28 3,280,134 17.49% 5.44pp Kukrit Pramoj 1974 (cropped-1).jpg 140 120 160 0 10 Kukrit Pramoj Social Action Party 10.75%, 18 seats 45 27 3,272,170 17.45% 6.70pp Dawee Chullasapya (9to12).jpg 160 120 160 20 15 Dawee Chullasapya Social Justice Party (Thailand) 14.48%, 45 seats 28 1,725,568 9.20% 17 5.28pp Sewet Phiamphongsan Social Agrarian Party 7.53%, 19 seats 9 672,259 3.59% 10 3.94pp Prasit Kanchanawat Social Nationalist Party 7.05%, 16 seats 8 642,078 3.42% 8 3.63pp Krasae Chanawongse.jpg 160 120 160 5 15 Krasae Chanawongse New Force Party 6.04%, 12 seats 3 1,276,208 6.81% 9 0.77pp Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj Social Action Seni Pramoj Democrat Party (Thailand) Early general elections were held in Thailand on 4 April 1976 after the House of Representatives had been dissolved prematurely on 12 January.Thailand Inter-Parliamentary Union A total of 2,350 candidates representing 39 parties contested the election, although voter turnout was only 44%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p284 0-19-924959-8 The Democrat Party emerged as the largest party, winning 114 of the 279 seats. Results File:12th Thailand House of Representatives composition (1976).svg Democrat Party 4745990 114 +42 Thai Nation Party 3280134 56 +28 Social Action Party 3272170 45 +27 Social Justice Party 1725568 28 –17 New Force Party 1276208 3 –9 People's Force 746985 3 +1 Social Agrarian Party 672259 9 –10 Social Nationalist Party 642078 8 –8 Socialist Party of Thailand 357385 2 –13 Dharmacracy Party 264526 1 New Thai Protection Party 223048 1 New United Democratic Front 196998 1 New Socialist Front 174432 1 –9 Labour Party 161031 1 0 Social Thai Party 125037 1 New People's Peaceful Party 104084 0 –8 Provincial Development Party 100162 2 +1 Thai Party 98487 0 –4 Free Force 95056 0 New National Reconstruction 79894 0 –3 New Siam Party 72664 1 New Democracy 59472 1 –1 Social Progress Party 25028 1 New Agriculturalist Party 24987 0 –1 People Party 11919 0 0 15 other parties 215209 0 – +10 8619302 453327 20623430 Nohlen et al. References Thailand Category:1976 elections in Thailand Category:General elections in Thailand Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results