List of political parties in Thailand

This list of political parties in Thailand names current and disbanded Thai political parties.

Political parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly and/or other local legislations

Party		Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	MPs	BMC	PAO Chiefs
	People's Party พรรคประชาชน	PPLE ปชน	Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut	Social democracy Progressivism	143 / 500	11 / 50	0 / 76
	Pheu Thai Party พรรคเพื่อไทย	PTP พท	Paetongtarn Shinawatra	Liberal conservatism Populism	141 / 500	21 / 50	11 / 76
	Bhumjaithai Party พรรคภูมิใจไทย	BJT ภท	Anutin Charnvirakul	Conservatism Populism	71 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Palang Pracharath Party พรรคพลังประชารัฐ	PPRP พปชร	Prawit Wongsuwon	National conservatism Right-wing populism	40 / 500	2 / 50	0 / 76
	United Thai Nation Party พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ	UTN รทสช	Pirapan Salirathavibhaga	National conservatism Thai nationalism	36 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Democrat Party พรรคประชาธิปัตย์	DP ปชป	Chalermchai Sri-on	Classical liberalism Liberal conservatism	25 / 500	9 / 50	1 / 76
	Chart Thai Pattana Party พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา	CTPP ชทพ	Varawut Silpa-archa	Conservatism	10 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Prachachat Party พรรคประชาชาติ	PCC ปช	Tawee Sodsong	Malay minority interests	9 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Thai Sang Thai Party พรรคไทยสร้างไทย	TSTP ทสท	Sudarat Keyuraphan	Progressive Conservatism Neoliberalism	6 / 500	2 / 50	0 / 76
	Chart Pattana Party พรรคชาติพัฒนา	CPN ชพน	Tewan Liptapanlop	Populism	3 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Pheu Thai Ruam Palang Party พรรคเพื่อไทรวมพลัง	PTRL พทล	Wasawat Puangphonsri	Populism	2 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Fair Party พรรคเป็นธรรม	FP ปธ	Pitipong Temcharoen	Social liberalism Multiculturalism	2 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	New Democracy Party พรรคประชาธิปไตยใหม่	NDP ปธม	Surathin Phichan	Social democracy	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Thai Liberal Party พรรคเสรีรวมไทย	TLP สร	Sereepisuth Temeeyaves	Progressive conservatism	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Thai Progress Party พรรคไทยก้าวหน้า	TPG ทกน	Watcharaphon Busamongkol	Social democracy	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
	Zen Dai Party พรรคเส้นด้าย		Chris Potanan	Libertarianism	0 / 500	1 / 50	0 / 76

Parties not represented in parliament

• New Politics Party
• New Aspiration Party, majority merged with the Thai Rak Thai Party in 2001, minority continue to be used
• Thai Citizen Party

New political parties founded after the 2014 military coup

• Future Forward Party – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 21 August 2020
• Palang Pracharath Party
• Thai Civilized Party
• Move Forward Party – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 August 2024

Defunct parties

• Khana Ratsadon or People's Party (existed from 1927 to the 1940s) – first political party in Thailand
• Liberal Democratic Party (disbanded in 1958)
• Socialist Party of Thailand (most members joined the communists in 1976 and the party was disbanded)
• Social Justice Party
• Justice Unity Party
• Palang Dharma Party (disbanded in 1996)
• Both of the following parties merged into Thais United National Development Party (Phak Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana) in 2007:
  • National Development Party (Phak Chat Pattana; founded in 1992)
  • Thais United (Ruam Jai Thai; founded in 2007)
• New Force Party (disbanded in 1988)
• Thai Pen Thai Party (Thais are Free Party) (disbanded in 2016)
• Social Action Party (disbanded in 2018)
• Thai Social Democratic Party

Banned or dissolved parties

Parties dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand and barred from political activity:

• Communist Party of Thailand (existed from 1942 to the 1980s)
• Thai Rak Thai Party (Phak Thai Rak Thai) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 30 May 2007 for violating electoral laws
• People's Power Party (Phak Palang Prachachon) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008 for violating electoral laws
• Thai Nation Party (Phak Chart Thai) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008 for violating electoral laws
• Neutral Democratic Party (Phak Matchima) – founded in 2006, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008 for violating electoral laws
• Thai Raksa Chart Party (Phak Thai Raksa Chart) – founded in 2009, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 March 2019 for violating electoral laws
• Future Forward Party (Abrv: FFP; Thai: พรรคอนาคตใหม่, RTGS: phak anakhot mai) The party was dissolved on 21 February 2020 for fiscal impropriety.^[1][2][3][4]
• Move Forward Party (Thai: พรรคก้าวไกล, RTGS: Phak Kao Klai) – founded in 2014, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 August 2024

See also

• Politics of Thailand
• List of political parties by country