House of Representatives of Thailand
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The House of Representatives of Thailand is the elected lower chamber of the country’s National Assembly, responsible for initiating legislation, overseeing the executive, and representing the Thai electorate.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Representatives of Thailand canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | approves the annual budget bill ⓘ |
| can |
pass a vote of no confidence in individual ministers
ⓘ
pass a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | King of Thailand ⓘ |
| canIntroduce | money bills ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Thailand
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand
|
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| currentLegislature | 26th House of Representatives ⓘ |
| dissolutionOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Thailand ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature |
multi-member constituencies
ⓘ
nationwide party list ⓘ |
| elects |
Prime Minister of Thailand
ⓘ
some members of independent constitutional bodies ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Siamese Revolution of 1932 ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | confidence in the Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
ad hoc committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | elected ⓘ |
| hasPower |
interpellation of ministers
ⓘ
setting up inquiry committees ⓘ |
| isSubjectTo | royal assent for bills ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Thai ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | lower chamber ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangkok
ⓘ
Dusit District ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Sappaya-Sapasathan ⓘ |
| meetsInSessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| memberEligibilityRequirement |
Thai citizenship by birth
ⓘ
membership in a political party ⓘ minimum age 25 years ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 500 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Thai parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly of Thailand
|
| precededBy | People's Assembly ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| role |
initiates legislation
ⓘ
oversees the executive branch ⓘ represents the Thai electorate ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Senate of Thailand ⓘ |
| supervises | Council of Ministers of Thailand ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
mixed-member apportionment ⓘ party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parliament.go.th ⓘ |
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