National Assembly of Thailand
National Assembly รัฐสภา Ratthasapha | |
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| Most recent: 27th Parliament | |
Seal of the National Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | 28 June 1932 |
| Leadership | |
Vajiralongkorn since 13 October 2016 | |
Vacant since 12 December 2025 | |
Vice President of the National Assembly (President of the Senate) | Mongkol Surasajja since 26 July 2024 |
Vacant since 12 December 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 700 (200 Senators, 500 MPs) |
Senate political groups |
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House of Representatives political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Indirect limited voting with self-nomination | |
| Parallel voting: First-past-the-post voting (400 seats) Party-list proportional representation (100 seats) | |
Last Senate election | 9–26 June 2024 |
Last House of Representatives election | 8 February 2026 |
Next Senate election | August–September 2029 |
Next House of Representatives election | By 2030 |
| Meeting place | |
| Sappaya-Sapasathan Dusit, Bangkok Thailand | |
| Website | |
| parliament.go.th | |
| Thailand portal |
The National Assembly of Thailand (Abrv: NAT; Thai: รัฐสภาไทย, RTGS: Ratthasapha Thai lit. 'Sabha of the Thai Rashtra', pronounced [rát.tʰa.sa.pʰāː tʰāj]) is the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand. It convenes in the Sappaya-Sapasathan, Dusit District, Bangkok.
The National Assembly was established in 1932 after the adoption of Thailand's first constitution, which transformed Thailand from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
During the 2013 political crisis, the House of Representatives was dissolved by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who called for elections on 2 February 2014 until it was nullified by the Constitutional Court. After the 2014 coup d'état, the National Assembly was replaced by the military-backed, unicameral National Legislative Assembly according to the 2014 constitution.
After the promulgation of the 2017 Constitution in April 2017, the National Assembly was reestablished but the constitution allowed the military National Legislative Assembly to temporarily remain in place until the National Assembly was formed following the 2019 general election.