1988 Thai General Election
24 July 1988 · The Prem years · 357 seats, 179 for a majority
Thai Nation Party finished first with 87 of 357 seats on 19.3% of the vote. Turnout 63.6%. Chatichai Choonhavan replaced Prem Tinsulanonda.
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 after
Chatichai Choonhavan
Chart Thai
Largest force
Thai Nation Party
87 of 357 seats
Turnout
63.6%
The result
Thai Nation Party
19.3% of votes · +24 seats
87
seats
Social Action Party
11.8% of votes · +3 seats
54
seats
Democrat Party
11.3% of votes · -52 seats
48
seats
Ruam Thai Party
10.1% of votes · +15 seats
34
seats
Palang Dharma Party
9.1% of votes
14
seats
Thai People Party
8.0% of votes · +16 seats
17
seats
People's
6.2% of votes · +19 seats
19
seats
Thai Citizen Party
6.1% of votes · +7 seats
31
seats
People Party
5.9% of votes · +3 seats
21
seats
Community Action
2.9% of votes · -6 seats
9
seats
Progress Party
2.8% of votes · -1 seats
8
seats
United Democrat Party
2.0% of votes · -32 seats
6
seats