The Senate, the "upper house of Parliament", under the new constitution, will consist of 200 members elected from Changwat (provincial) districts, but without any political party affiliation. In those changwats (provinces) where the number of residents entitles the changwat to more than one elected senator, (based on population), the voters within that changwat will choose the number of senators to be elected, but no voter may vote for more than one candidate for senator. Senators elected under the new Constitution will serve for a term of six years.
Senatorial elections will take place when the present term of four years for each Senator appointed under the previous constitution expires in the year 2000.