2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election

The 2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election was the sixth election for the governorship of Bangkok, and was held on 23 July 2000.[1] The election saw the independent candidate, Samak Sundaravej, beat the Thai Rak Thai candidate, Sudarat Keyuraphan. The election also saw Samak become the first candidate in a Bangkok gubernational election to reach more than a million votes, which he did at a total 1,016,096 votes.[2] The election took place before the 2001 Thai general election.

2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election
23 July 2000
 
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Candidate Samak Sundaravej Sudarat Keyuraphan
Party Thai Citizen Party Thai Rak Thai
Popular vote 1,016,096 800,513
Percentage 38.6% 30.5%
Governor before election

Bhichit Rattakul
Independent

 Elected Governor

Samak Sundaravej
Independent

Throughout the campaign before the election, Sundarat and Samak led in popularity ahead of the Democrats candidate, Thawatchai Sajakul.[1]

Candidates

The election was contested by 23 candidates.[1]

Number Party Name
1 Thai Citizen Party Samak Sundaravej
2 Thai Rak Thai Sudarat Keyuraphan
3 Democrat Thawatchai Sajakul

References
  1. "Asiaweek.com | Thailand: The Battle for Bangkok | 6/23/2000". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. "5 decades of governor elections that have shaped modern Bangkok". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.


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