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
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai Rak Thai Party | — | 377 | +129 | 18,993,073 | 60.5% | — | |
| Democrat Party | — | 96 | -32 | 7,210,742 | 23.0% | — | |
| Thai Nation Party | — | 25 | -16 | 2,061,559 | 6.6% | — | |
| Mahachon Party | — | 2 | 0 | 1,346,631 | 4.3% | — | |
| Farmer Power Party | — | 0 | 0 | 298,517 | 0.9% | — | |
| Debt Relief Party | — | 0 | — | 293,487 | 0.9% | — | |
| Labour Party | — | 0 | 0 | 162,225 | 0.5% | — | |
| National Democratic Party | — | 0 | 0 | 100,203 | 0.3% | — | |
| New Aspiration Party | — | 0 | -36 | 88,951 | 0.3% | — | |
| Phaendin Thai | — | 0 | — | 82,608 | 0.3% | — | |
| National Development Party | — | 0 | 0 | 72,690 | 0.2% | — | |
| Prachachon Thai | — | 0 | — | 61,540 | 0.2% | — | |
| Social Action Party | — | 0 | -1 | 58,721 | 0.2% | — | |
| Thai Help Thai | — | 0 | — | 50,127 | 0.2% | — | |
| Thai Citizen Party | — | 0 | 0 | 38,324 | 0.1% | — | |
| Thai Natural Party | — | 0 | — | 37,916 | 0.1% | — | |
| Rak Thin Thai | — | 0 | — | 26,585 | 0.1% | — | |
| Kasikorn Thai Party | — | 0 | — | 24,232 | 0.1% | — | |
| Third Choice Party | — | 0 | — | 13,237 | 0.0% | — |