 The Thai general election of 2006, was held on 9 April for the House of Representatives and 19 April for the Senate.The main opposition parties, composed of the Democrat Party, the Chart Thai Party, and the Mahachon Party, boycotted the election on the grounds that Thaksin Shinawatra's government had unfairly called an election to divert public attention form the Shin Corp scandal.Despite this, the election went ahead.