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Quick facts for kids House of Representatives สภาผู้แทนราษฎร Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon

Type
Type	Lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand
Leadership
Speaker	Chuan Leekpai, Democrat Since 25 May 2019
First Deputy Speaker	Suchart Tancharoen, Palang Pracharath Since 26 May 2019
Second Deputy Speaker	Suphachai Phosu, Bhumjaithai Since 26 May 2019
Structure
Seats	500 MPs

Political groups	Government (260) Palang Pracharath (119) Democrat (53) Bhumjaithai (52) Chartthaipattana (11) Action Coalition for Thailand (5) Palang Thongtin Thai (5) Chart Pattana (3) Rak Puen Pa (2) Others (10) Opposition (240) Pheu Thai (135) Future Forward (76) Liberal (10) Prachachart (7) New Economics (6) Puea Chat (5) Palang Puangchon Thai (1)
Elections
Last election	24 March 2019
Next election	2023
Meeting place
Sappaya-Sapasathan
Website
www.parliament.go.th

The House of Representatives (Thai: สภาผู้แทนราษฎร; RTGS: Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon;) is the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai government.

The House of Representatives has 500 members, all of which are democratically elected: 375 members were directly elected through single constituency elections, while the other 125 are elected through party-list proportional representation.

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