House of Representatives of Thailand
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House of Representatives สภาผู้แทนราษฎร Sapha Phu Thaen Ratsadon |
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| Seats | 500 MPs |
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Political groups
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Vacant |
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Last election
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2 February 2014 (nullified) |
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Next election
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TBA |
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| Parliament House of Thailand | |
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| www.parliament.go.th | |
The House of Representatives (Thai: สภาผู้แทนราษฎร; rtgs: Sapha Phu Thaen Ratsadon) was the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai government. The system of government of Thailand was that of a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The system of the Thai legislative branch was modeled after the Westminster system. The House of Representatives had 500 members, all of which are democratically elected: 375 members were directly elected through single constituency elections, while the other 125 are elected through party-list proportional representation. The roles and powers of the House of Representatives were enshrined in the Constitution of 2007.
The House of Representatives was abolished as a result of the 2014 Thai coup d'état and replaced with the National Legislative Assembly, a body of 250 members, selected by the National Council for Peace and Order.
The House of Representatives was established after the Revolution of 1932, when the Khana Ratsadon (the "People's Party"), overthrew the absolute monarchy and replaced it with a system of constitutional monarchy. When King Prajadhipok signed the temporary constitution of 1932, he established the first legislative assembly in Thailand, It was an entirely royally-appointed chamber. The first session of the People's Assembly was held on June 28, 1932, in the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. From then on, the House existed in various forms until it was abolished in 2014:
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