2026 Thai constitutional referendum

2026 Thai constitutional referendum

8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
Do you approve that there should be a new constitution?
Voting systemSimple majority of valid votes
OutcomeApproved
Results
Choice
Votes %
For 21,621,638 60.16%
Against 11,241,653 31.28%
No opinion 3,074,330 8.55%
Valid votes 35,937,621 97.47%
Invalid or blank votes 932,583 2.53%
Total votes 36,870,266 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 52,933,610 69.65%
Source: Election Commission of Thailand

A constitutional referendum was held in Thailand alongside the general election on 8 February 2026 to ask voters whether they approve beginning the process of writing a new constitution to replace the current one adopted in 2017. It was approved by 60% of voters with a 69% turnout.[1]

Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul officially began the process of holding a referendum on 23 December 2025 and the date was officially announced by a Royal Gazette published on 2 January 2026. The date of the referendum was chosen to coincide with the 2026 general election for the efficient use of public funds.[2][3]

Background

Following the 2006 coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the ruling military junta of the Council for National Security repealed the 1997 "People's" Constitution and introduced an interim constitution. The 1997 constitution was Thailand's most democratic constitution: it created a bicameral legislature where both houses were directly and democratically elected, and the prime minister was elected solely by the National Assembly.[4] The new 2007 constitution was drafted and then adopted after Thailand's first referendum was held on 19 August 2007. A majority (57.81%) of voters were in favour of the new constitution, whilst opposition was concentrated in the north and northeast where Thaksin and his parties were popular.[5] The referendum was followed by the return of elections in December. However, the new referendum was also seen as an attempt to contain the influence of Thaksin and his allies.[6] Between 2007 and 2014, Thaksin-friendly politicians became Prime Ministers and in 2011 his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, was elected prime minister. A political crisis led to her removal in 2014, followed by a coup d'état in 2014 that replaced the 2007 constitution with the 2014 interim constitution. The ruling military junta of the National Council for Peace and Order began drafting a new constitution and criticism of it was banned. The 2016 referendum saw 61.4% of voters approve of it, and it was adopted in 2017.[7][8][9] The 2017 constitution had no clause that allows for a complete rewrite.[10] Attempts to amend or rewrite the 2017 constitution have existed since its adoption.[11]

Constitutional reform

Rulings by the Constitutional Court

Following the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra by the Constitutional Court on 29 August 2025, the conservative Bhumjaithai Party entered into negotiations with the progressive People's Party to secure their support to back Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister. In an agreement between the two parties, the People's Party agreed to support Anutin on the terms that Anutin dissolve the House within four months, Bhumjaithai must maintain a minority coalition, and must also initiate the process of amending the 2017 constitution and hold a referendum if required.[12] The referendum on whether to amend the constitution would then lead to the establishment of an elected constitution drafting assembly and must be held no later than the general election. If the Constitutional Court did not find a referendum necessary, an elected drafting assembly would be established.[13]

On 10 September, the Constitutional Court voted 6-1 that three referendums are required to begin the process of drafting a new constitution, and members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) cannot be directly elected. The ruling followed a petition by Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, speaker of the House of Representatives, under Section 210 (1)(2). In a 5–2 vote, the court found that the House had the authority to begin the charter rewrite process but this must be preceded by a referendum asking voters if they approve of a rewrite. In the three referendums required by the court, the first should ask whether a new constitution should be drafted, the second will seek public opinion on the principles and methods of the rewrite, whilst the third will ask if voters approve of the new constitution. The first and second referendums may be combined.[14][15]

Constitutional Amendment bill

A citizen casting ballot for the referendum at a polling station in Sawankhalok, Sukhothai province on 8 February 2026

Following the Court's ruling, the People's Party, Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai submitted their own separate draft constitutional amendment bills to Parliament to amend Article 256 of Chapter 15 and to add an extra chapter to allow for a new constitution to be drafted.[10] Chapter 15 describes the process to amend the constitution.[16] Parliament met on October 14 and 15 to discuss the three proposals.[10] Pheu Thai's version proposed the establishment of a CDA with 151 members. 100 members were to be chosen by Parliament from an election of 300 candidates, whilst the other 51 would be nominated and chosen by Parliament and the Cabinet. A drafting committee of 27 members would then be formed and would consist of 14 members from the CDA and 13 from other fields like law and political science. After draft amendments are completed, they would be submitted to Parliament for approval before a public referendum would confirm them.[17] The People's Party's version proposed that a CDA of 35 members selected by Parliament from a list of 70 people elected by voters be formed along an advisory council of 100 elected members with the goal of gathering public opinion to advise the CDA. Bhumjaithai's version proposes that the CDA should be made of 99 members made up of 77 selected by Parliament from a list so each province is represented by one member and 22 experts in law, political science, and other relevant fields. Members of the drafting committee would then be selected by the CDA. It also reduces the number of Senate votes needed to pass amendments from a third to a fifth of senators. The Bhumjaithai and Pheu Thai bills prohibit changes to the political system and state structure described in Chapters 1 and 2, whilst the People's Party contains elements from those two chapters.[10]

On October 15, Parliament (both the House and Senate) voted to pass the People's Party and Bhumjaithai's bills in their first readings. The People's Party's bill received 460 votes from MPs and 108 from Senators (total of 568), whilst the Bhumjaithai's bill received 462 votes from MPs and 167 votes from Senators (total of 629). Pheu Thai's bill received 561 votes, only 60 coming from the Senate. It failed to pass as it failed to gain the support of a third of Senators. A 43 member committee of 12 Senators and 31 MPs from eight parties (People's Party, Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai, Kla Tham, Democrat, Thai Sang Thai, Palang Pracharath, Chart Thai Pattana, and Prachachart) was then formed to scrutinise the bills, with the People's Party's bill being the main draft.[18] The committee held its first meeting on October 19 and elected Nutthawut Buaprathum, party-list MP for People's Party, as chairman. The three deputy chairmen were Chawengsak Rengpaiboon, MP for Bhumjaithai; Tawee Sodsong, MP for Prachachart, and Senator Premsak Piayura.[19] The panel was empowered to recommend changes to the draft bills to ensure they met the requirements stated by the Constitutional Court.[20] By the end of November, the committee finished its review of the bill. At the same time, the cabinet approved a special parliamentary session for December 10 and 11 for a second reading on the bill.[21]

On December 10, Parliament voted to approve establishing a 35 member CDA and a 35 member public participation committee. Parliament also voted 328 to 266 to use the "20 pick 1" formula to choose members.[22] The formula stipulates that a group of 20 MPs and Senators each nominates one member for the CDA. Pheu Thai were the main opponents of the formula.[23] Parliament later voted 494 to 1 to approve the first referendum question on whether there should be a new constitution and the question was sent to the Cabinet.[24] On the amendment to Article 256/28, Parliament voted to reject the committee's proposal that future amendments on the constitution should be approved by a simple majority of a joint-sitting to preserve the Senate's one-third veto power. The article was rejected by several MPs from Bhumjaithai and the governing coalition.[25] The People's Party then began the process to call a vote of no confidence. Before a vote could be called, Anutin dissolved the House of Representatives and began the process for holding a general election in 2026 on December 12.[26] On December 19, the cabinet approved the referendum question and forwarded it to the Electoral Commission.[27]

Positions

Political parties

Parliamentary parties

Party Stance Notes and references
Bhumjaithai Party Support Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has stated in various interviews such as THE STANDARD that he and most candidates of the party would vote in favour of the referendum.[28] However, the party would not support any attempts to amend or alter Chapters 1 and 2 of the constitution on the state and monarchy. He also stated that Bhumjaithai was not the main force behind the referendum and was "broadly comfortable" with the 2017 constitution whilst saying they understood arguments for a "people's constitution" not drafted by a military junta.[29][30]
Democrat Party Support The Democrat Party has voiced its support for the referendum.[31] However, party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has stated that the Democrats would not support any attempts to amend or alter Chapters 1 and 2 of the constitution.[32]
Fair Party Support [31]
Palang Pracharath Party Oppose [31]
People's Party Support The People's Party has been among the most vocal supporters for a new constitution, arguing that a full rewrite of the constitution is necessary to rid Thailand of the political legacy of past military coups and juntas.[33]
Pheu Thai Party Support Pheu Thai has voiced its support for a new constitution, but will seek to retain Chapters 1 and 2.[33]
Prachachat Party Support [31]
Thai Sang Thai Party Support [31]
United Thai Nation Party Oppose Party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga stated the United Thai Nation Party opposed removing the 2017 constitution as it contained valuable provisions and that a rewrite could allow disqualified politicians to re-emerge.[34] Additionally, prime ministerial candidate Atthawit Suwanpakdee has stated that the 2017 constitution should be amended and not "torn up".[35]

Non-parliamentary parties

Party Stance Notes and references
Economic Party Oppose [36]
Movement Party Support [31]
Rak Chart Party Oppose Jade Donavanik, a legal scholar who advised the assembly that drafted the 2017 constitution and a prime ministerial candidate of the Rak Chart Party, stated that the party opposed writing a new constitution but supported revisions to specific sections on the basis it was more cost-effective.[34][37]
Thai Pakdee Party Oppose Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom stated the Thai Pakdee Party opposed rewriting a new constitution on the basis it would weaken anti-corruption mechanisms, the independence of public organisations, and lead to greater external influence and polarisation.[34]

Organisations

On 6 February 2026, a group of 80 pro-democracy and human rights organisations issued a joint statement in support of the referendum, saying that the current constitution lacked any democratic legitimacy. Such groups included the Anti-Corruption People's Network, Campaign Committee for Democracy, the Human Rights Lawyers Association, the People's Movement for a Just Society, and the People's Network for Elections.[38]

Opinion polls

Fieldwork date(s) Polling firm Sample For Against No opinion
31 January-6 February 2026 NIDA 2,895 54.68% 31.54% 13.78%

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For21,621,63860.16
Against11,241,65331.28
No opinion3,074,3308.55
Total35,937,621100.00
Valid votes35,937,62197.47
Invalid/blank votes932,5832.53
Total votes36,870,204100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,933,61069.65
Source: Election Commission of Thailand

By province

Province Do you approve that there should be a new constitution? Valid votes Invalid/
blank
Total votes Registered
voters
Turnout
For Against No opinion
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Ang Thong 93,007 57.44 51,600 31.87 17,315 10.69 161,922 5,490 167,412 224,050 74.72
Ayutthaya 326,496 62.73 144,251 27.71 49,746 9.56 520,493 13,777 534,270 677,786 78.83
Bangkok 2,354,809 68.44 922,056 26.80 163,994 4.77 3,440,859 42,100 3,482,959 4,504,341 77.32
Chai Nat 96,186 54.96 57,176 32.67 21,634 12.36 174,996 6,326 181,322 262,516 69.07
Chachoengsao 265,099 60.07 134,266 30.42 41,981 9.51 441,346 11,577 452,923 591,384 76.59
Chanthaburi 159,021 53.23 105,224 35.22 34,479 11.54 298,724 7,565 306,289 432,807 70.77
Chonburi 608,169 64.51 263,224 27.92 71,292 7.56 942,685 19,605 962,290 1,298,034 74.13
Kanchanaburi 270,535 58.27 141,535 30.48 52,221 11.25 464,291 15,253 479,544 657,313 72.96
Lopburi 228,357 58.52 122,809 31.47 39,041 10.01 390,207 13,356 403,563 596,426 67.66
Rayong 281,828 64.38 117,594 26.86 38,309 8.75 437,731 8,556 446,287 621,825 71.77
Ratchaburi 290,817 55.96 169,303 32.58 59,582 11.46 519,702 15,745 535,447 697,185 76.80
Nakhon Nayok 91,560 55.99 54,946 33.60 17,028 10.41 163,534 4,753 168,287 212,999 79.01
Nakhon Pathom 366,440 62.53 162,787 27.78 56,785 9.69 586,012 14,230 600,242 756,742 79.32
Nonthaburi 529,615 65.66 227,706 28.23 49,246 6.11 806,567 11,026 817,593 1,073,611 76.15
Pathum Thani 536,527 68.69 190,760 24.42 53,823 6.89 781,110 13,056 794,166 1,012,746 78.42
Prachuap Khiri Khan 154,216 50.57 118,612 38.90 32,106 10.53 304,934 8,639 313,573 437,499 71.67
Prachinburi 171,390 59.72 86,948 30.30 28,657 9.99 286,995 7,000 293,995 403,186 72.92
Sa Kaeo 147,607 53.26 100,845 36.39 28,670 10.35 277,122 8,527 285,649 443,720 64.38
Saraburi 238,417 61.50 111,184 28.68 38,087 9.82 387,688 10,755 398,443 518,984 76.77
Samut Prakan 554,484 68.65 196,319 24.31 56,922 7.05 807,725 13,979 821,704 1,125,059 73.04
Samut Sakhon 215,684 64.34 89,646 26.74 29,881 8.91 335,211 8,049 343,260 462,730 74.18
Samut Songkhram 59,008 54.46 36,687 33.86 12,660 11.68 108,355 2,902 111,257 156,144 71.25
Sing Buri 65,043 54.53 40,827 34.23 13,413 11.24 119,283 3,602 122,885 167,134 73.52
Suphan Buri 283,743 59.70 138,201 29.08 53,343 11.22 475,287 15,188 490,475 677,735 72.37
Trat 57,383 49.32 46,730 40.17 12,225 10.51 116,338 3,037 119,375 176,946 67.46
Phetchaburi 148,338 50.59 111,135 37.90 33,726 11.50 293,199 9,799 302,998 396,340 76.45
Central Region 8,593,779 62.99 3,942,371 28.90 1,106,166 8.11 13,642,316 293,892 13,936,208 18,585,242 74.99
Chumphon 102,199 34.94 163,992 56.06 26,326 9.00 292,517 6,335 298,852 409,636 72.96
Krabi 109,495 42.00 125,048 47.97 26,161 10.03 260,704 7,069 267,773 370,572 72.26
Nakhon Si Thammarat 320,161 37.94 450,001 53.32 73,780 8.74 843,942 21,520 865,462 1,231,333 70.29
Narathiwat 278,461 68.84 98,044 24.24 27,999 6.92 404,504 15,700 420,204 596,927 70.39
Pattani 251,490 70.18 82,708 23.08 24,152 6.74 358,350 12,655 371,005 525,628 70.58
Phang Nga 59,039 40.08 72,739 49.38 15,517 10.53 147,295 4,053 151,348 211,116 71.69
Phatthalung 128,895 39.83 166,089 51.32 28,658 8.85 323,642 8,361 332,003 422,325 78.61
Phuket 118,997 52.78 88,364 39.19 18,095 8.03 225,456 4,645 230,101 329,566 69.82
Ranong 34,008 38.29 45,711 51.46 9,105 10.25 88,824 2,377 91,201 143,308 63.64
Satun 83,199 48.48 69,306 40.39 19,106 11.13 171,611 5,030 176,641 246,016 71.80
Songkhla 375,395 44.66 391,590 46.59 73,484 8.74 840,469 22,357 862,826 1,125,479 76.66
Surat Thani 244,457 39.56 318,580 51.56 54,896 8.88 617,933 13,157 631,090 846,661 74.54
Trang 141,443 38.99 181,505 50.03 39,821 10.98 362,769 8,544 371,313 509,911 72.82
Yala 181,451 67.42 66,549 24.73 21,134 7.85 269,134 9,407 278,541 395,764 70.38
Southern Region 2,428,690 46.64 2,320,226 44.56 458,234 8.80 5,207,150 141,210 5,348,360 7,364,242 72.63
Chiang Mai 736,450 72.17 206,269 20.21 77,663 7.61 1,020,382 26,970 1,047,352 1,348,717 77.66
Chiang Rai 455,193 70.02 142,089 21.86 52,848 8.13 650,130 19,536 669,666 948,644 70.59
Lampang 271,714 66.78 100,696 24.75 34,456 8.47 406,866 12,328 419,194 602,050 69.63
Lamphun 177,175 68.72 56,853 22.05 23,791 9.23 257,819 7,398 265,217 333,229 79.59
Phrae 159,343 66.28 63,799 26.54 17,259 7.18 240,401 6,427 246,828 360,150 68.53
Nan 174,366 66.45 66,984 25.53 21,051 8.02 262,401 6,254 268,655 389,210 69.03
Mae Hong Son 84,900 65.72 33,927 26.26 10,348 8.01 129,175 3,938 133,113 191,270 69.59
Tak 152,417 57.81 84,243 31.95 26,994 10.24 263,654 9,729 273,383 421,137 64.92
Uttaradit 137,493 59.48 70,855 30.65 22,806 9.87 231,154 6,043 237,197 366,710 64.68
Phitsanulok 260,851 57.28 149,189 32.76 45,365 9.96 455,405 11,669 467,074 690,652 67.63
Kamphaeng Phet 198,677 55.62 122,203 34.21 36,352 10.18 357,232 12,273 369,505 569,348 64.90
Nakhon Sawan 301,282 56.38 179,410 33.57 53,725 10.05 534,417 16,969 551,386 838,211 65.78
Sukhothai 173,006 56.84 98,713 32.43 32,659 10.73 304,378 9,064 313,442 477,243 65.68
Phetchabun 265,006 55.46 162,537 34.02 50,277 10.52 477,820 16,144 493,964 784,983 62.93
Phichit 147,150 55.24 92,715 34.80 26,521 9.96 266,386 8,535 274,921 427,501 64.31
Uthai Thani 76,626 49.46 61,643 39.79 16,660 10.75 154,929 4,047 158,976 261,839 60.72
Phayao 180,043 66.99 68,216 25.38 20,501 7.63 268,760 8,076 276,836 383,185 72.25
Northern Region 3,951,692 62.91 1,760,341 28.03 569,276 9.06 6,281,309 185,400 6,466,709 9,394,079 68.84
Amnat Charoen 97,669 53.64 66,281 36.40 18,137 9.96 182,087 5,203 187,290 302,692 61.87
Buriram 351,070 48.57 302,949 41.91 68,845 9.52 722,864 24,504 747,368 1,260,649 59.28
Chaiyaphum 338,843 62.36 155,466 28.61 49,041 9.03 543,350 18,140 561,490 904,844 62.05
Loei 199,574 60.91 96,768 29.53 31,330 9.56 327,672 9,772 337,444 508,734 66.33
Kalasin 311,062 63.91 136,738 28.09 38,939 8.00 486,739 13,817 500,556 791,214 63.26
Khon Kaen 621,106 66.36 244,714 26.15 70,085 7.49 935,905 27,595 963,500 1,457,774 66.09
Maha Sarakham 319,507 65.70 130,227 26.78 36,605 7.53 486,339 12,840 499,179 775,036 64.41
Mukdahan 125,279 66.02 48,833 25.74 15,633 8.24 189,745 5,166 194,911 280,363 69.52
Nakhon Ratchasima 822,668 59.32 427,091 30.80 137,109 9.89 1,386,868 39,553 1,426,421 2,149,672 66.36
Nakhon Phanom 229,103 65.29 91,721 26.14 30,076 8.57 350,900 10,020 360,920 573,929 62.89
Nong Bua Lamphu 155,659 65.78 61,304 25.91 19,679 8.32 236,642 6,873 243,515 408,537 59.61
Nong Khai 162,984 66.57 62,737 25.63 19,103 7.80 244,824 7,417 252,241 413,265 61.04
Roi Et 413,096 66.80 157,321 25.44 48,000 7.76 618,417 15,759 634,176 1,054,200 60.16
Sakon Nakhon 351,808 63.47 153,064 27.61 49,415 8.92 554,287 12,759 567,046 924,019 61.37
Sisaket 408,749 58.81 224,351 32.28 61,952 8.91 695,052 23,345 718,397 1,168,509 61.48
Surin 343,549 55.29 222,233 35.77 55,513 8.94 621,295 19,438 640,733 1,095,942 58.46
Ubon Ratchathani 524,808 56.42 316,254 33.99 89,166 9.59 930,228 27,411 957,639 1,497,330 63.96
Udon Thani 487,848 66.62 184,714 25.23 59,669 8.15 732,231 19,433 751,664 1,258,242 59.74
Yasothon 172,643 64.36 73,218 27.30 22,368 8.34 268,229 7,353 275,582 432,648 63.70
Bueng Kan 140,221 67.24 51,089 24.50 17,217 8.26 208,527 5,032 213,559 332,448 64.24
North Eastern Region 6,577,246 61.34 3,207,073 29.91 937,882 8.75 10,722,201 311,430 11,033,631 17,590,047 62.73
Overseas voters 70,231 82.97 11,642 13.75 2,772 3.27 84,645 651 85,296 — —
Total 21,621,638 60.16 11,241,653 31.28 3,074,330 8.55 35,937,621 932,583 36,870,266 52,933,610 69.65
Source: Election Commission of Thailand

See also

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