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'''General elections''' were held in [[Thailand]] on 24 July 1988. The result was a victory for the [[Thai Nation Party]], which won 87 of the 357 seats. Voter turnout was 63.6%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p286 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}</ref>
'''General elections''' were held in [[Thailand]] on 24 July 1988. The result was a victory for the [[Thai Nation Party]], which won 87 of the 357 seats. Voter turnout was 63.6%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p286 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}</ref>


Leaders of the top five elected political parties, consisting of the [[Thai Nation Party]], the [[Social Action Party]], the [[Democrat Party (Thailand)|Democrat Party]], the [[Solidarity Party (Thailand)|Ruam Thai Party]] and the [[Thai Citizen Party]], discussed forming a government. All agreed that General [[Prem Tinsulanonda]], the incumbent prime minister, should continue in office, and met with him his residence at Ban Si Sao Thewet on the evening of 27 July. However, Tinsulanonda refused to serve as prime minister for a fourth term, saying eight years and five months as Prime Minister was enough. [[Chatichai Choonhavan]] of the Thai Nation Party subsequently became Prime Minister. with royal command appointed on August 4, and a royal command appointed cabinet on August 9, the same year.
Leaders of the top five elected political parties, consisting of the [[Thai Nation Party]], the [[Social Action Party]], the [[Democrat Party (Thailand)|Democrat Party]], the [[Solidarity Party (Thailand)|Ruam Thai Party]] and the [[Thai Citizen Party]], discussed forming a government. All agreed that General [[Prem Tinsulanonda]], the incumbent prime minister, should continue in office, and met with him his residence at Ban Si Sao Thewet on the evening of 27 July. However, Tinsulanonda refused to serve as prime minister for a fourth term, saying eight years and five months as Prime Minister was enough. [[Chatichai Choonhavan]] of the Thai Nation Party subsequently became Prime Minister on 4 August, appointing his cabinet on 9 August. Tinsulanonda was appointed as a [[Privy Council of Thailand|Privy Councilor]] on 23 August.

As part of General Prem, after leaving the position of Prime Minister, there was a royal command appointed to the position of [[Privy Council of Thailand|Privy Councilor]] on August 23, and with a royal command graciously was honored as a statesman on August 29, the same year.

In this election, there is an interesting point. It was the first election of the [[Palang Dharma Party]], with Major General [[Chamlong Srimuang]] as the party's leader, who at that time also held the position of Governor of Bangkok. In the subsequent election on March 13, 1992, the Palang Dharma Party gained immense popularity especially in the Bangkok area and it is considered the beginning of the first political life of a politician belonging to the Palang Dharma Party, who later played many important political and social roles such as Wilas Chanpitak, Thinwat Marukpitak, Dr. Art-ong Jumsai Na Ayutthaya.<ref>ชาติชายดำรงตำแหน่งนายกรัฐมนตรี พล.อ.เปรมได้รับการเสนอชื่อเป็นองคมนตรี หน้า 207, ''กาลานุกรมสยามประเทศไทย 2485-2554'' โดย [[ชาญวิทย์ เกษตรศิริ]] ISBN 978-974-228-070-3</ref><ref>สิริรัตน์ เรืองวงษ์วาร. ''ประวัติศาสตร์การเมืองไทย ตั้งแต่เปลี่ยนแปลงการปกครอง พ.ศ. 2475 จนถึงปัจจุบัน''. กรุงเทพฯ : สำนักพิมพ์มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง, 2539. 632 หน้า. ISBN 974-599-876-4</ref>


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 20:07, 6 February 2023

1988 Thai general election
← 1986 24 July 1988 March 1992 →
All 357 seats in the House of Representatives
179 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.56%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Chatichai Choonhavan Siddhi Savetsila
Party Chart Thai Soziales Handeln
Leader's seat Nakhon Ratchasima Bangkok
Last election 17.26%, 63 seats 12.12%, 51 seats
Seats won 87 54
Seat change Increase 24 Increase 3
Popular vote 7,612,148 4,651,161
Prozentualer Anteil 19.29% 11.79%
  Third party Fourth party
  File:Narong Wongwan.png
Leader Bhichai Rattakul Narong Wongwan
Party Democrat Ruam Thai
Leader's seat Bangkok Phrae
Last election 22.52%, 100 seats 4.41%, 19 seats
Seats won 48 34
Seat change Decrease 52 Increase15
Popular vote 4,456,077 3,988,941
Prozentualer Anteil 11.29% 10.11%
Prime Minister before election

Prem Tinsulanonda
Military

Elected Prime Minister

Chatichai Choonhavan
Chart Thai

General elections were held in Thailand on 24 July 1988. The result was a victory for the Thai Nation Party, which won 87 of the 357 seats. Voter turnout was 63.6%.[1]

Leaders of the top five elected political parties, consisting of the Thai Nation Party, the Social Action Party, the Democrat Party, the Ruam Thai Party and the Thai Citizen Party, discussed forming a government. All agreed that General Prem Tinsulanonda, the incumbent prime minister, should continue in office, and met with him his residence at Ban Si Sao Thewet on the evening of 27 July. However, Tinsulanonda refused to serve as prime minister for a fourth term, saying eight years and five months as Prime Minister was enough. Chatichai Choonhavan of the Thai Nation Party subsequently became Prime Minister on 4 August, appointing his cabinet on 9 August. Tinsulanonda was appointed as a Privy Councilor on 23 August.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Thai Nation Party7,612,14819.2987+24
Social Action Party4,651,16111.7954+3
Democrat Party4,456,07711.2948–52
Ruam Thai Party3,988,94110.1134+15
Palang Dharma Party3,586,8789.0914New
Thai People Party3,143,8517.9717+16
Rak Thai2,454,8706.2219+19
Thai Citizen Party2,413,5206.1231+7
People Party2,336,9625.9221+3
Community Action1,127,4182.869–6
Progress Party1,114,4682.828–1
United Democrat Party810,5472.056–32
Liberal Party690,4861.753+2
Mass Party622,9331.585+2
Social Democratic Force273,9320.691New
Thai Agro Industry179,5630.460New
Total39,463,755100.00357+10
Valid votes16,350,14396.49
Invalid/blank votes594,7883.51
Total votes16,944,931100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,658,63863.56
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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