1983 Thai General Election
18 April 1983 · The Prem years · 324 seats, 163 for a majority
Social Action Party finished first with 92 of 324 seats on 26.8% of the vote. Turnout 50.8%. Prem Tinsulanonda 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
Prem Tinsulanonda
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
Prem Tinsulanonda
Independent
Largest force
Social Action Party
92 of 324 seats
Turnout
50.8%
The result
Social Action Party
26.8% of votes · +10 seats
92
seats
Thai Nation Party
23.8% of votes · +35 seats
73
seats
Democrat Party
15.6% of votes · +23 seats
56
seats
Thai Citizen Party
9.0% of votes · +4 seats
36
seats
National Democrat Party
8.1% of votes
15
seats
Siam Democrat Party
3.2% of votes
18
seats
Free People Party
1.8% of votes
1
seats
Progress Party
1.3% of votes
3
seats
Social Democratic Party
1.1% of votes · +2 seats
2
seats
New Force Party
0.7% of votes · -8 seats
0
seats
Thai People Party
0.7% of votes
4
seats
United Nation Party
0.1% of votes
0
seats