House of Representatives

สภาผู้แทนราษฎร

Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, [[Prachachat Party ]]
since 4 July 2023
First Deputy Speaker
Suchart Tancharoen, Chuan Leekpai
since 11 July 2023
Second Deputy Speaker
Abhisit Vejjajiva, Bhumjaithai
since 31 July 2023
Structure
Seats500 MPs
Political groups
Government (260)
  •      Future Forward (151)
  •      Pheu Thai (144)
  •      Bhumjaithai (52)
  •      Chartthaipattana (11)
  •      Action Coalition for Thailand (5)
  •      Palang Thongtin Thai (5)
  •      Chart Pattana (3)
  •      Rak Puen Pa (2)
  •      Others (10)

Opposition (240)

  •      Pheu Thai (135)
  •      Future Forward (76)
  •      Liberal (10)
  •      Prachachart (7)
  •      New Economics (36)
  •      Puea Chat (5)
  •      Palang Puangchon Thai (1)
Elections
Last election
24 March 2019
Next election
21 July 2023

The House of Representatives (Thai: สภาผู้แทนราษฎร; RTGS: Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon; IPA: [sà.pʰaː pʰûː.tʰɛːn râ:t.sà.dɔːn]) is the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai government.

The House of Representatives has 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.[1]

References

  1. Kendall, Dave (2019-01-06). "Explainer: New rules for the House of Representatives". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-01-28.