Thai Senate election, 2000
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Senate elections were held for the first time in Thailand
on 4 March 2000. All candidates ran as independents, as they were forbidden from running on a party ticket.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
on 4 March 2000. All candidates ran as independents, as they were forbidden from running on a party ticket.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 27,675,577 | 96.2 | 200 |
| Against all | 1,075,903 | 3.8 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,932,560 | ||
| Total | 30,684,040 | 100 | 200 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||