The Election Commission (EC) has released statistics on overseas voting and referendum participation, showing that Australia has the highest number of registered Thai voters, followed by the United States and Japan. Meanwhile, 16 countries each have just one registered overseas referendum voter.
On 26 Jan 2026 GMT+7, the Election Commission Office announced that it has dispatched parliamentary election ballots to 139,810 registered overseas voters in 135 countries, and referendum ballots to 95,975 registered overseas referendum voters in 122 countries. Although ballots to some remote countries or cities may take longer to deliver, they are expected to reach voters within the designated timeframe. The return of parliamentary ballots to Thailand is being coordinated by embassies and consulates, which have confirmed they will ensure all ballots are sent back for complete vote counting.
The top five countries with the highest number of registered overseas voters are as follows:
1. Commonwealth of Australia: 26,463 registered for parliamentary elections and 19,802 for the referendum.
2. United States of America: 17,411 registered for parliamentary elections and 11,114 for the referendum.
3. Japan: 11,505 registered for parliamentary elections and 9,453 for the referendum.
4. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 8,632 registered for parliamentary elections and 5,225 for the referendum.
5. Federal Republic of Germany: 8,613 registered for parliamentary elections and 6,880 for the referendum.
Twenty-three countries each have only one registered overseas parliamentary voter, five countries have two voters, and another five have three voters registered.
For overseas referendum registration, sixteen countries have only one registered voter each, six countries have two voters, two countries have three voters, and five countries have four registered voters.