The 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand consisted of 480 members elected in the 23 December 2007 election, and served until its dissolution on 10 May 2011.
| 23rd House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Overview | |||||||||||||||
| Legislative body | National Assembly of Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Parliament House of Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Term | 23 December 2007 – 10 May 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Election | 2007 Thai general election | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Samak cabinet (unitl 18 September 2008) Somchai cabinet (unitl 19 December 2008) Abhisit cabinet | ||||||||||||||
| Opposition | Democrat Party (until 17 December 2008) Pheu Thai Party and 2 opposition parties | ||||||||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||
.svg) | |||||||||||||||
| Members | 480 | ||||||||||||||
| Speaker | Yongyut Tiyapairach (until 15 May 2008) Chai Chidchob | ||||||||||||||
| First Deputy Speaker | Samart Kaewmeechai Somsak Kiatsuranont (until 13 August 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Second Deputy Speaker | Apiwan Wiriyachai | ||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Samak Sundaravej (until 9 September 2008) Somchai Wongsawat (until 2 December 2008) Abhisit Vejjajiva | ||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Abhisit Vejjajiva (until 17 December 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Party control | People's Power Party (until 2 December 2008) Democrat Party | ||||||||||||||
| Sessions | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Special sessions | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
It saw three prime ministerships: those of Samak Sundaravej (29 January – 8 September 2008), Somchai Wongsawat (8 September – 2 December 2008), and Abhisit Vejjajiva (17 December 2008 – 5 August 2011).
December 2008 prime minister election
editThe house's third vote for prime minister was held on 15 December 2008. After the People's Power Party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 2 December 2008, Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for 5 years. He was then removed along with several other members of the Cabinet. Chaovarat Chanweerakul was appointed acting Prime Minister until House Speaker Chai Chidchob sent a letter inviting members to attend the choosing of a prime minister on 15 December 2008, at 09:30-11:30. Banyat Bantadtan proposed Abhisit Vejjajiva, while Sanoh Thienthong proposed Pracha Promnok.
Results
editBy candidate
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhisit Vejjajiva | Democrat | 235 | 53.65 |
| Pracha Promnok | Pueu Pandin | 198 | 45.21 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3 | 0.68 | |
| Abstentions | 2 | 0.46 | |
| Total votes | 436 | 99.54 | |
| Total seat | 438 | 100.00 | |
By party
edit| Party | Abhisit Vejjajiva | Pracha Promnok | No votes | No attend | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheu Thai | - | 178 | - | - | 178 |
| Democrat | 163 | - | 1 | 1 | 165 |
| Pueu Pandin | 12 | 9 | - | - | 21 |
| Chartthaipattana | 14 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| Bhumjaithai | 8 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| Chart Pattana | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Pracharaj Party | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| Newin Friend Group | 22 | - | 1 | - | 23 |
| Others | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| Total | 235 | 198 | 3 | 2 | 438 |