Thai general election, 1979
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General elections were held in Thailand
on 22 April 1979. The result was a victory for the Social Action Party
, which won 82 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 43.9%.
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 22 April 1979. The result was a victory for the Social Action Party
Social Action Party
- History :The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramoj. After Kukrit resigned the office of the party leader in December 1985, the former minister of foreign affairs and deputy party leader, Siddhi Savetsila, led...
, which won 82 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 43.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Action Party Social Action Party - History :The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramoj. After Kukrit resigned the office of the party leader in December 1985, the former minister of foreign affairs and deputy party leader, Siddhi Savetsila, led... |
4,179,174 | 21.1 | 82 | |
| Democrat Party Democrat Party (Thailand) The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative... |
2,865,248 | 14.6 | 33 | |
| Thai Nation Party | 2,213,299 | 11.3 | 38 | |
| Liberal Party | 979,398 | 5.0 | 20 | New |
| People's Nation Party | 759,302 | 3.9 | 13 | New |
| New Force Party | 544,733 | 2.8 | 8 | |
| Thai Citizen Party | 528,210 | 2.7 | 32 | New |
| Democratic Action | 274,591 | 1.4 | 3 | New |
| Social Agrarian Party | 239,122 | 1.2 | 3 | |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party (Thailand) The Social Democratic Party was a political party in Thailand, which emerged during the 1950s. The party was led Suthep Sutchakhun. The party called for economic justice, on the basis of political democracy. Suthep sought to combine Buddhist and Christian ideas, and the party was void of Marxist... |
162,240 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| United Thai Party | 119,046 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Siam Reform Party | 106,916 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Supporting Kriangsak's Policy | 94,425 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 397,533 | 6 | ||
| Independents | 6,197,082 | 31.5 | 63 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 406,971 | |||
| Total | 9,344,045 | 100 | 301 | +22 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||