Thai general election, 2011

Thai general election, 2011

2007 ← 3 July 2011 → 2014

All 500 seats to the House of Representatives of Thailand 251 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Yingluck Shinawatra Abhisit Vejjajiva Party Pheu Thai Democrat Leader since 16 May 2011 6 March 2005 Leader's seat Party List (#1) Party List (#1) Last election Did not contest 164 seats, 30.30% Seats before 189 173 Seats won 265 159 Seat change 76 14 Popular vote 15,744,190 11,433,762 Percentage 48.41% 35.15%

Parties that won a majority of the seats in each province      Pheu Thai      Democrat      BhumjaiThai      Chartthai      Palung Chon      No majority

Prime Minister before election Abhisit Vejjajiva Democrat Prime Minister-designate Yingluck Shinawatra Pheu Thai

Abhisit Vejjajiva
Democrat

Yingluck Shinawatra
Pheu Thai

A general election for the 24th House of Representatives took place throughout Thailand on Sunday, 3 July 2011, by virtue of the , which caused the House of Representatives to be dissolved on 10 May 2011.

The protestors of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) or "Red Shirts" who occupied downtown Bangkok in April and May 2010 had demanded new elections. The government's counter-proposal to hold elections on 14 November 2010 was rejected by them and was followed by a violent crackdown when the protestors refused to disperse. Elections were finally announced in May 2011.

With a turnout of 75.03%,populist Pheu Thai Party won a majority with 265 seats. Its leader Yingluck Shinawatra became the first female prime minister in the history of Thailand. The Democrat Party therefore became the main opposition party with a total of 159 seats.

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