1979 Thai General Election
22 April 1979 · The Prem years · 301 seats, 151 for a majority
Social Action Party finished first with 82 of 301 seats on 21.3% of the vote. Turnout 43.9%. Kriangsak Chamanan stayed in office.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1978–1989). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Kriangsak Chamanan
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Kriangsak Chamanan
Independent
Largest force
Social Action Party
82 of 301 seats
Turnout
43.9%
The result
Social Action Party
21.3% of votes · +37 seats
82
seats
Democrat Party
14.6% of votes · -81 seats
33
seats
Thai Nation Party
11.3% of votes · -18 seats
38
seats
Seritham Party
5.0% of votes
20
seats
People's Nation Party
3.9% of votes
13
seats
New Force Party
2.8% of votes · +5 seats
8
seats
Thai Citizen Party
2.7% of votes
32
seats
Democratic Action
1.4% of votes
3
seats
Social Agrarian Party
1.2% of votes · -6 seats
3
seats
Social Democratic Party
0.8% of votes
0
seats
United Thai Party
0.6% of votes
0
seats
Siam Reform Party
0.5% of votes
0
seats