Elections in Thailand

Elections in Thailand (Thai: การเลือกตั้งในประเทศไทย) refers to the democratic process in which some parts of the Government of Thailand is selected. These include the House of Representatives of Thailand, the Senate of Thailand (combined to create National Assembly of Thailand), local Administrations, Governorship of Bangkok and national referendums. Thailand has so far had 25 general elections since 1933; the last election was in 2014. Voting in elections in Thailand is compulsory. All elections in Thailand are regulated by the Election Commission of Thailand.

Elections are held under universal suffrage in accordance with the 2007 Constitution; however, certain restrictions apply:

The House of Representatives consists of 480 members, of which 400 are directly elected through the first past the post system in which each member represents one "constituency". The other 80 is elected through "proportional representation"; in fact, it is a form of parallel voting or a mixed member majoritarian system, in which the voter first casts a vote for his or her constituency MP and then a second vote for party preference. At the end of election the 80 seats are allotted in accordance with these second votes, through party lists given to the election commission by the political parties before election day. Party list MPs are selected from eight lists based on eight "electoral areas":

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