Looking back at Thai elections from 2007 to 2026, how many days has the Election Commission taken to officially certify results? Recently, political and civil society groups have proceeded with complaints against the EC, submitting petitions to the court to halt the certification process.
Today (17 Feb 2026) marks the ninth day after the general election for members of the House of Representatives held on 8 Feb. Currently, the Election Commission has not yet officially announced or certified the vote count. On the EC's official website, the reported tally remains at 94%, as of 17:45 on 10 Feb 2026.
By law, the EC has 60 days from election day to certify the results, meaning by 9 April 2026. However, in past elections, the EC has usually announced results ahead of this deadline. Special report by Thairath Online News Team Let's review previous elections to see how many days the EC took to officially certify the election results.
Held on 23 December 2007, electing a total of 480 MPs: 80 by proportional representation across 8 constituencies (regional groupings) and 400 by constituency vote across 157 constituencies.
The Election Commissionfirst officially certified results on 3 January 2008, announcing 76 proportional representation MPs and 321 constituency MPs, 11 days after the election. The EC then gradually announced additional results, completing the certification on 21 January 2008. The House convened on 22 January 2008 and voted to appoint the Prime Minister on 28 January 2008, selecting Samak Sundaravej from the People's Power Party.
Held on 3 July 2011, electing 500 MPs: 125 by party-list proportional representation (with the entire country as one constituency) and 375 by single-member constituencies.
The Election Commissionfirst officially certified results on 12 July 2011, announcing 109 party-list MPs and 249 constituency MPs, 9 days after the election. Additional results were announced gradually, including two by-elections. The EC completed certification on 1 August 2011. The House convened on 2 August 2011 and voted to appoint Yingluck Shinawatra from the Pheu Thai Party as Prime Minister on 5 August 2011.
Held on 24 March 2019, followed by ordered recounts in one constituency (some polling stations), re-elections in five constituencies (some polling stations), and a full re-election in Chiang Mai's 8th constituency.The Election Commissionofficially announced results on 7 May 2019 for 349 of 350 constituency MPs and on 8 May 2019 for 149 of 150 party-list MPs, taking 44–45 days—the longest period—due to the complexity of the single-ballot mixed-member proportional system.
The House convened on 22 May 2019. After the Chiang Mai 8th constituency re-election, final results were announced on 28 May 2019, including the second party-list announcement. One MP lost their seat, two were newly elected. The House voted to appoint Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from the Palang Pracharath Party on 5 June 2019.
Held on 14 May 2023, electing 400 constituency MPs and 100 party-list MPs. Subsequently, a re-election was ordered at polling station 10 in constituency 1, Nakhon Pathom Province, and recounts were ordered in 47 polling stations across 16 provinces.The Election Commissionofficially reported the vote count on 25 May 2023, 11 days after the election.
The EC officially certified the results on 19 June 2023, 36 days after the election. The House convened on 3 July 2023. Due to difficulties forming a coalition government, the House only voted to appoint Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from the Pheu Thai Party on 22 August 2023.
Held on 8 February 2026. As of today (17 Feb), nine days have passed amid numerous controversies and questions, including discrepancies in voter turnout, differing counts between constituency MPs and party-list MPs, and concerns over barcodes and QR codes on ballots potentially compromising ballot secrecy.
Political factions and civil society have proceeded to file complaints against the EC, seeking to annul this election. For example, on 16 February, a coalition of nine university student groups and the Human Rights Lawyers Centre filed a petition with the Administrative Court to examine whether ballots containing barcodes that can identify or trace voters violate the constitutional principle of secret ballots, and requested a temporary suspension of the certification of election results until a final court ruling is issued.
