House of Representatives (Thailand)
House of Representatives สภาผู้แทนราษฎร Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon | |
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| 27th House of Representatives (scheduled) | |
Seal of the National Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Vacant since 12 December 2025 | |
First Deputy Speaker | Vacant since 12 December 2025 |
Second Deputy Speaker | Vacant since 12 December 2025 |
Government Chief Whip | Vacant since 12 December 2025 |
Vacant since 12 December 2025 | |
Opposition Chief Whip | Vacant since 12 December 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 500 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: First-past-the-post voting (400 seats) Party-list proportional representation (100 seats) | |
Last election | 8 February 2026 |
Next election | By 25 March 2030 |
| Meeting place | |
| Phra Suriyan Chamber Sappaya-Sapasathan Dusit District Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Website | |
| www.parliament.go.th | |
| Rules | |
| Parliament Rules | |
| Thailand portal |
The House of Representatives (Thai: สภาผู้แทนราษฎร, RTGS: Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon, pronounced [sā.pʰāː pʰûː.tʰɛ̄ːn râːt.sā.dɔ̄ːn]) is the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai government. The system of government of Thailand is that of a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The system of the Thai legislative branch is modelled after the Westminster system. The House of Representatives has 500 members, of which 400 are elected through single member constituency elections, while the other 100 are chosen through party lists parallel voting.
The House of Representatives has been abolished several times as a result of military coups, most recently as a result of the 2014 Thai coup d'état, when it was replaced with the unicameral National Legislative Assembly, a body of 250 members, selected by the National Council for Peace and Order. After the 2017 constitution was promulgated in April 2017, the House of Representatives was reestablished.