Thailand legislative election, 2001

Thai general election, 2001

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All 500 seats to the House of Representatives of Thailand 251 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Thaksin Shinawatra Chuan Leekpai Party Thai Rak Thai Democrat Last election Did not contest 123 seats, 31.8% Seats won 248 128 Seat change 248 5 Popular vote 11,634,495 7,610,789 Percentage 40.6% 26.6%
Prime Minister before election Chuan Leekpai Democrat Prime Minister-designate Thaksin Shinawatra Thai Rak Thai

Chuan Leekpai
Democrat

Thaksin Shinawatra
Thai Rak Thai

General elections were held in Thailand on January 6, 2001. 500 seats in the House of Representatives (Sapha Poothaen Rassadorn) were at stake. In accordance with the recently enacted 1997 constitution of Thailand, the House of Representatives was composed of 400 members elected from single-member constituencies and 100 members elected from national party lists on a proportional basis.

Voting figures show the votes cast for the national list members.

The Thai Rak Thai party co-founded and led by Thaksin Shinawatra won the largest amount of votes on a populist platform of economic growth and anti-corruption. It increased its amount of seats in the House of Representatives from 248 to 286 by merging with the New Aspiration Party after the election. The Thai Rak Thai party had the mandate to form a coalition government with the Thai Nation Party. The Democrat Party's platform supported neoliberal, IMF-backed economic reforms. It went into the opposition with the National Development Party.

Result from 338 constituencies

Eligible voters: 42,759,001
Voter turnout:
29,904,940 (69.94%)29,909,271 (69.95%) - Party list

Parties: TRT (Thai Rak Thai Party); Dem (Democrat Party); CPP (Chart Pattana Party); CTP (Chart Thai Party); NAP (New Aspiration Party); Seritham; SAP (Social Action Party)

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