2005 Thai General Election
6 February 2005 · Thaksin, and a coup · 500 seats, 251 for a majority
Thai Rak Thai Party finished first with 377 of 500 seats on 60.5% of the vote. Turnout 72.6%. Thaksin Shinawatra stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thai Rak Thai
Prime Minister (continued)
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thai Rak Thai
Largest force
Thai Rak Thai Party
377 of 500 seats
Turnout
72.6%
The result
Thai Rak Thai Party
60.5% of votes · +129 seats
377
seats
Democrat Party
23.0% of votes · -32 seats
96
seats
Thai Nation Party
6.6% of votes · -16 seats
25
seats
Mahachon Party
4.3% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats
Farmer Power Party
0.9% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Debt Relief Party
0.9% of votes
0
seats
Labour Party
0.5% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
National Democratic Party
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
New Aspiration Party
0.3% of votes · -36 seats
0
seats
Phaendin Thai
0.3% of votes
0
seats
National Development Party
0.2% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Prachachon Thai
0.2% of votes
0
seats