# 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 democracyProgressivism | 143 / 500 | 11 / 50 | 0 / 76 |
| Pheu Thai Party พรรคเพื่อไทย | PTP พท | Paetongtarn Shinawatra | Liberal conservatismPopulism | 141 / 500 | 21 / 50 | 11 / 76 |
| Bhumjaithai Party พรรคภูมิใจไทย | BJT ภท | Anutin Charnvirakul | ConservatismPopulism | 71 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 |
| Palang Pracharath Party พรรคพลังประชารัฐ | PPRP พปชร | Prawit Wongsuwon | National conservatismRight-wing populism | 40 / 500 | 2 / 50 | 0 / 76 |
| United Thai Nation Party พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ | UTN รทสช | Pirapan Salirathavibhaga | National conservatismThai nationalism | 36 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 |
| Democrat Party พรรคประชาธิปัตย์ | DP ปชป | Chalermchai Sri-on | Classical liberalismLiberal 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 ConservatismNeoliberalism | 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.
* Move Forward Party (Thai: พรรคก้าวไกล, RTGS: Phak Kao Klai) – founded in 2014, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 August 2024