Thailand
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Wan Muhamad
Noor Matha
(Male)
Additional information
Elected on 4 July 2023, appointed by the King on 7 July 2023.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Arpath
Sukhanunth
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 3 Jan. 2024 effective from 31 Oct. 2023.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Tissarat Laohaphol (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
89
Oldest member
Viroj Pao-in (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
91 and over
Number of members, by age
18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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Totals per age interval | 0 | 32 | 114 | 69 | 54 | 108 | 94 | 24 | 5 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 215 | Total >= 46: 285 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 25 | 79 | 48 | 50 | 91 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 404 |
Female | 0 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Section 48 of the Organic Act on Political Parties prescribes that to run for an election, political parties need to prepare their lists of Party-List candidates by taking gender balance into consideration.
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
404
Number of women elected
96
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
19.2%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
In all, 96 women were elected in the May 2023 elections. The number of women decreased to 94 after two women, elected under the proportional representation system, were replaced by male members in July 2023. Additionally, a male member elected under the majority system resigned. This vacancy is to be filled in a by-election.
As at 10 August 2023, there were 94 women out of 499 members with one vacancy.
As at 10 August 2023, there were 94 women out of 499 members with one vacancy.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
96
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
404
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
96
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Wan Muhamad
Noor Matha
(Male)
Political party
Prachachart Party
Date of election
04.07.2023
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1947
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Thai Women Parliamentarian Caucus
(January 1993)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Link to rules
Activities
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
The Secretariat of the House of Representatives
1111 Samsen Road
Bangkok 10300
Thailand
Phone
+66-22425900
E-mail