1976 Thai general election

1976 Thai general election

4 April 1976
All 279 seats in the House of Representatives 140 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.99% ( 3.19pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Democrat Seni Pramoj 25.31 114 +42 Chart Thai Pramarn Adireksarn 17.49 56 +28 Social Action Kukrit Pramoj 17.45 45 +27 Social Justice Thawit Klinprathum 9.20 28 −17 New Force Party Krasae Chanawongse 6.81 3 −9 People's Force 3.98 3 +1 Social Agrarian 3.59 9 −10 Social Nationalist 3.42 8 −8 Socialist Party Somkid Srisangkom 1.91 2 −13 Dharmacracy 1.41 1 New Thai Protection 1.19 1 New United Democratic 1.05 1 New Socialist Front Keaw Norapiti 0.93 1 −9 Labour Seri Suchatapakan 0.86 1 +1 Social Thai 0.67 1 New Provincial Development 0.53 2 +1 New Siam 0.39 1 New Democracy 0.32 1 −1 Social Progress 0.13 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Kukrit Pramoj Social Action Seni Pramoj Democrat

Early general elections were held in Thailand on 4 April 1976 after the House of Representatives had been dissolved prematurely on 12 January. A total of 2,350 candidates representing 39 parties contested the election, although voter turnout was only 44%. The Democrat Party emerged as the largest party, winning 114 of the 279 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democrat Party	4,745,990	25.31	114	+42
	Thai Nation Party	3,280,134	17.49	56	+28
	Social Action Party	3,272,170	17.45	45	+27
	Social Justice Party	1,725,568	9.20	28	–17
	New Force Party	1,276,208	6.81	3	–9
	People's Force	746,985	3.98	3	+1
	Social Agrarian Party	672,259	3.59	9	–10
	Social Nationalist Party	642,078	3.42	8	–8
	Socialist Party of Thailand	357,385	1.91	2	–13
	Dharmacracy Party	264,526	1.41	1	New
	Thai Protection Party	223,048	1.19	1	New
	United Democratic Front	196,998	1.05	1	New
	Socialist Front	174,432	0.93	1	–9
	Labour Party	161,031	0.86	1	0
	Social Thai Party	125,037	0.67	1	New
	People's Peaceful Party	104,084	0.56	0	–8
	Provincial Development Party	100,162	0.53	2	+1
	Thai Party	98,487	0.53	0	–4
	Free Force	95,056	0.51	0	New
	National Reconstruction	79,894	0.43	0	–3
	New Siam Party	72,664	0.39	1	New
	Democracy	59,472	0.32	1	–1
	Social Progress Party	25,028	0.13	1	New
	Agriculturalist Party	24,987	0.13	0	–1
	People Party	11,919	0.06	0	0
	15 other parties	215,209	1.15	0	–
Total		18,750,811	100.00	279	+10
Valid votes		8,619,302	95.00
Invalid/blank votes		453,327	5.00
Total votes		9,072,629	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,623,430	43.99
Source: Nohlen et al.