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
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Action Party | — | 92 | +10 | 7,103,177 | 26.8% | — | |
| Thai Nation Party | — | 73 | +35 | 6,315,568 | 23.8% | — | |
| Democrat Party | — | 56 | +23 | 4,144,414 | 15.6% | — | |
| Thai Citizen Party | — | 36 | +4 | 2,395,795 | 9.0% | — | |
| National Democrat Party | — | 15 | — | 2,137,780 | 8.1% | — | |
| Siam Democrat Party | — | 18 | — | 839,915 | 3.2% | — | |
| Free People Party | — | 1 | — | 474,402 | 1.8% | — | |
| Progress Party | — | 3 | — | 338,140 | 1.3% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party | — | 2 | +2 | 297,332 | 1.1% | — | |
| New Force Party | — | 0 | -8 | 195,340 | 0.7% | — | |
| Thai People Party | — | 4 | — | 180,364 | 0.7% | — | |
| United Nation Party | — | 0 | — | 14,866 | 0.1% | — | |
| Labour Democrat Party | — | 0 | — | 1,493 | 0.0% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | — | 81,845 | 0.3% | — | |
| Independents | — | 24 | -39 | 2,000,290 | 7.5% | — |