A review of voter turnout for House of Representatives elections over the past 25 years, from 2001 to 2026: How many Thais voted each year? The data was compiled as of 15:51 on 9 Feb 2026, with 94% of votes counted.
The latest data on voter turnout for House of Representatives elections over the past 25 years, after the 2026 election: Out of 52,922,923 eligible voters, 34,550,188 voted in the constituency races (65.28%) and 34,489,548 in the party-list races (65.17%), averaging 65.22%. How does this compare to previous elections in terms of turnout increases or decreases?
There were 42.7 million eligible voters, with 29.9 million casting ballots, a turnout of 69.94%. The prime minister after this election was Thaksin Shinawatra of the Thai Rak Thai Party, which won a landslide 248 seats.
There were 44.5 million eligible voters, with 32.3 million voting, a 72.56% turnout. Thaksin Shinawatra remained prime minister, as Thai Rak Thai secured an even greater landslide of 377 seats, forming a single-party government.
There were 44.9 million eligible voters, with 29.0 million voting, a 64.77% turnout. This election took place amid protests by the People's Alliance for Democracy and a boycott by opposition parties, leading to the Constitutional Court voiding the election due to ballot box irregularities. A new election was scheduled for October 2006, but a coup on 19 Sep led the Council for National Security to appoint General Surayud Chulanont as prime minister.
There were 44.0 million eligible voters, with 32.7 million voting, a 74.52% turnout. Samak Sundaravej of the People's Power Party became prime minister after winning 233 seats.
There were 46.9 million eligible voters, with 35.2 million voting, a 75.03% turnout. Yingluck Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party became prime minister after winning 265 seats.
There were 43.0 million eligible voters, with 20.5 million voting, a turnout of 47.72%. This election occurred amid protests by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), who disrupted voting at many polling stations. The Constitutional Court invalidated the election because it could not be held nationwide on a single day. Political conflict continued, leading to the 22 May 2014 coup by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha. The appointed National Legislative Assembly later voted to make Prayut prime minister.
There were 51.2 million eligible voters, with 38.2 million voting, a 74.69% turnout. General Prayut Chan-o-cha of the Palang Pracharath Party became prime minister. His party won 116 seats, ranking second behind Pheu Thai's 136 seats, but Palang Pracharath formed the government by gathering more coalition seats.
There were 52 million eligible voters, with 39.2 million voting, a record-high 75.22% turnout. Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai Party became prime minister after his party won 141 seats, second to the Move Forward Party's 151 seats. However, Move Forward could not form a government due to lack of Senate support.
Out of 52.9 million eligible voters, with 94% of votes counted, average turnout was 65.22%. The party winning the most seats was Bhumjaithai with approximately 193 seats. Anutin Charnvirakul is their prime ministerial candidate, moving forward to form the government.