House of Representatives (Thailand)

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.

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 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.



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