Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
09 Jun 2024 to 26 Jun 2024
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
10 May 2024
Timing of election
Early elections
Expected date of next elections
30 Jun 2029
Number of seats at stake
200
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Results

About the election

Indirect elections to the new 200-member Senate in 2024* were held at three levels: district (9 June), provincial (16 June) and national (26 June).

At the national level, 10 senators from each of the 20 eligible groups** were elected from among 3,080 candidates (40 candidates from each of 77 provinces, who had been selected from 55,680 candidates from 928 districts).

*It succeeds the 250-member Senate, which had been appointed in 2019 in accordance with Section 269 of the 2017 Constitution.
**They include law and justice, education, public health, agriculture, science and technology, mass communication, employees or workers, business owners, tourism-related professions, industrialists, artists or athletes, independent professionals, women, and elderly, disabled or ethnic groups.

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
155
Number of women elected
45
Percentage of women elected
22.5%
Women Indirectly Elected
45
Sources

IPU Group (15.07.2024)

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
155
Total number of women after the election
45
Percentage of women after the election
22.5%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
23 Jul 2024

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Mongkol Surasajja (Male)
Date of birth: 09 Aug 1952
Date of election
23 Jul 2024

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No