Election Commission Reports Highest Voter Turnout in Phatthalung Surpassing 83%, Followed by Lamphun and Nakhon Nayok

The Election Commission summarized voter turnout for constituency and party-list MP elections equally at 71.43%. Phatthalung ranked first with turnout exceeding 83%, followed by Lamphun and Nakhon Nayok. Referendum participation was nearly 70%.

On 4 Mar 2026 GMT+7, Lieutenant Commander Phaskorn Siriphakayaphon, Deputy Secretary-General and spokesperson of the Election Commission, and Mr. Khruchit Charoen-in, Deputy Secretary-General and deputy spokesperson, held a press conference on "MP Elections and the Referendum" for the Election Commission Office.

At one point, Mr. Khruchit spoke about the number of voters participating in the party-list MP election.

• There were 52,933,610 eligible voters.
• Of these, 37,807,816 voted, representing 71.43%.
• There were 1,669,106 spoiled ballots, or 4.42%.
• Ballots that did not select any party-list totaled 1,108,123, or 2.93%.

, , the number of voters participating in the constituency MP election.

• There were 52,933,610 eligible voters.
• Of these, 37,807,812 voted, representing 71.43%.
• There were 1,337,452 spoiled ballots, or 3.54%.
• Ballots that did not select any candidate numbered 1,608,250, or 4.25%.

The difference in turnout between the two MP election types is due to factors such as incomplete return of two ballots for out-of-district or overseas voting, election officials added to voting stations who are entitled by law to vote only in the party-list election at their assigned station, and discrepancies between voters and ballots which the Election Commission ordered to be recounted.

Top 10 provinces with the highest voter turnout:

1st: Phatthalung province at 83.54%

2nd: Lamphun province at 81.71%

3rd: Nakhon Nayok province at 80.06%

4th: Nakhon Pathom province at 79.53%

5th: Songkhla province at 79.53%

6th: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province at 79.25%

7th: Ratchaburi province at 78.36%

8th: Saraburi province at 78.18%

9th: Chiang Mai province at 77.84%

10th: Phetchaburi province at 77.84%

Referendum on constitutional amendments:

• There were 52,933,610 eligible voters.
• Voter turnout was 36,870,266, or 69.65%.
• Those approving the referendum issue totaled 21,621,638 votes, or 58.64%.
• Those disapproving totaled 11,241,653 votes, or 30.49%.
• Abstentions numbered 3,074,330 votes, or 8.34%.
• There were 932,583 spoiled ballots, or 2.43%.