2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election

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2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election
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All 50 seats in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.48%
Party % Seats +/–
Pheu Thai

24.20 20 +5
Move Forward

18.97 14 New
Democrat

13.62 9 −36
Palang Pracharat

10.73 2 New
Thai Sang Thai

9.45 2 New
Rak Krung Thep

7.49 3 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Official results by district

Elections for the 13th

districts of Bangkok. Long delayed due to the 2014 coup d'état, it was the first election to the council in 11 years, since the latest election in 2010
.

Results show that opposition parties in the House of Representatives, Pheu Thai and Move Forward, gained the most seats and secured a majority in the Metropolitan Council. Pheu Thai gained 20 seats, while Move Forward gained 14 seats.[1] The Democrat Party, the party which formerly had a majority in the council, won only 9 seats, losing over 36 seats from the last election.

Candidates

In total, over 382 candidates contested in the election. Districts with the most candidates were Dusit and Suan Luang, while Samphanthawong, Taling Chan, Din Daeng, Bang Sue, Phasi Charoen, Nong Khaem, Bang Phlat, and Khan Na Yao had the least candidates running.[2]

Major parties in Thailand, including Pheu Thai Party, Palang Pracharath Party, Move Forward Party, and Thai Sang Thai Party had 50 candidates running in every district of Bangkok.[3] Aswin Kwanmuang, the former governor of Bangkok, along with his Rak Krung Thep group, had 46 candidates running in 46 districts.[4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Pheu Thai Party620,00924.2020+5
Move Forward Party485,83018.9714New
Democrat Party348,85213.629–36
Palang Pracharath Party274,97010.732New
Thai Sang Thai Party241,9759.452New
Rak Krung Thep Group191,9227.493New
Kla Party53,3322.080New
Ruam Thai United Party20,4770.800New
Bhumjaithai Party19,7890.770New
Thai Citizen Party14,3060.5600
Thai Liberal Party5,4960.210New
Thailand's Future Party Party4,5440.180New
Independents39,3431.540−1
None of the above240,7399.40
Total2,561,584100.0050
Valid votes2,561,58495.74
Invalid/blank votes113,9454.26
Total votes2,675,529100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,357,09761.41
Source: website the matter Thai PBS website Data collected by volunteers from the project. Vote62

References

  1. ^ "เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. 65 | The MATTER". bkkvote65.thematter.co.
  2. ^ "สรุปครบ "เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม." 31 ผู้สมัคร ใครเบอร์อะไร เช็กที่นี่". bangkokbiznews (in Thai). 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ "เช็กเลยเปิดโผผู้สมัคร"ส.ก." 50 เขต พรรคใดลงทำศึก"เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯกทม2565"". NationTV (in Thai). 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "ธรรมนัส-อัศวิน-รักษ์กรุงเทพ เกี่ยวอะไรกันในการเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม". BBC News ไทย (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-05-25.