1979 Thai general election

1979 Thai general election
22 April 1979
All 301 seats in the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
Registered21,284,790
Turnout43.90% ( 0.09pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kukrit Pramoj Pramarn Adireksarn Seni Pramoj
Party Social Action Chart Thai Democrat
Last election 17.45%, 45 seats 17.49%, 56 seats 25.31%, 114 seats
Seats won 82 38 33
Seat change 37 18 81
Popular vote 4,179,174 2,213,299 2,865,248
Percentage 21.26% 11.26% 14.57%
Swing 3.81pp 6.23pp 10.74pp
Prime Minister before election

Kriangsak Chamanan
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Kriangsak Chamanan
Independent

General elections were held in Thailand on 22 April 1979. The Social Action Party emerged as the largest party, winning 82 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 43.9%.

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