Legislative Branch of Thai Government: National Assembly

Thai Parliament

The following table is a break down of Thailand’s legislative branch of government which serves the prime purpose of drafting, voting, passing, reviewing and approving legislature. In simple terms, the Parliament has a role umbrellaing the creation and maintence of the code of law, though is not responsible for enforcing the law or passing judgement on citizens, which is up to the executive and judiciary branches, respectively.

The Thai Parliament, known formally as the National Assembly of Thailand is loosely based on the British Westminster Parliamentary system. Bicameral, it comprises two houses: the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower House (House of Representatives. In Thai, it is called the “Ratta Sapha” and is responsible for appointing the Leader of State, or Prime Minister. As a Constitutional Monarchy, the King still acts as Head of State, requiring any/all final ratifications on appointments and amendments.

	National Assembly of Thailand i.e. Thai Parliament “Ratta Sapha Thai” รัฐสภาไทย
	Thai Senate “Wuthi Sapha Thai” วุฒิสภาไทย	House of Representatives “Sapha Poo Taen Rasadorn” สภาผู้แทนราษฎร
	Upper House	Lower House
Members	150 Senators สว. ๑๕๐ คน	500 Members of Parliament (M.P.) สส. ๕๐๐ คน
Directly Elected	76 = 75 provinces + Bangkok	375 = constituencies of 170,000 persons
Appointed	74 via selection committee	125 via party-list proportional representation
Term	6 years = restricted to one term	4 years = restricted to two terms
Last Election	2008 – March 2	2007 – December 23
Next Election	2014	2011 – July 3
Exclusive Powers	Creating and appointing investigative committees Passing approval resolutions advising King appointments for Constitutional Court Judges, Election Commissioners, Ombudsmen, and various audit commissions Advise selection of judiciary members Selection of its officers Expulsion of members Determination of its own rules and procedures	Primary legislative chamber. Creating and appointing committees to examine bills Power to call Ministers to account Removal of Prime Minister Removal of Ministers Selection of its officers Expulsion of members Determination of its own rules and procedures Vote for Prime Minister Appointment Recommendation
Shared Powers	Legislation Constitutional Amendments Scrutiny Passing of annual Appropriation Bills

To view a similar table for the United State’s legislative branch of the Federal Government, the US Congress click here.

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Wiki Page (May 28th, 2011 at 23:05)

This link goes to the wiki page about the National Assembly of Thailand

Thai Parliament (May 28th, 2011 at 23:05)

This is the Thai Parliament’s Home Page

Senate of Thailand (May 28th, 2011 at 23:05)

This link is the home page of the Senate of Thailand

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