Parliament of Thailand
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National Assembly รัฐสภา (Ratthasapha) |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses |
Senate House of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
| Seats | 500 |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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3 July 2011 |
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Next election
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To be determined (TBD) |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament House of Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Website | |
| www.parliament.go.th | |
The National Assembly of Thailand (Thai: รัฐสภา; rtgs: Ratthasapha; abrv: NAT) was the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand.
The National Assembly was established in 1932 after the adoption of Thailand's first constitution, which transformed Thailand from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. The National Assembly convened in the Parliament House of Thailand, in the Dusit District in the capital Bangkok, Thailand.
Due to the political crisis in Thailand in 2013, the House of Representatives was dissolved by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and called for election on 2 February 2014 until it was nullified by the Constitutional Court of Thailand. The National Assembly is defunct for an indefinite period as it was superseded by the National Legislative Assembly by the authority of the 2014 interim constitution of Thailand. This was a result of the 2014 Thai coup d'état.
Prior to the assumption of power by the military junta in 2014, the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Thailand was a bicameral legislature composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Combined, the Assembly had 650 members, 576 of which were elected (500 MPs and 76 Senators). Others include 74 non-elected (74 Senators through party selection). The majority of elections in Thailand follow the first-past-the-post system which is used in the elections for the 375 members of the House of Representatives and 76 members of the Senate. The remaining 125 members of the House are elected by party list proportional representation.
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