2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election
Elections for the 13th Bangkok Metropolitan Council were held on 22 May 2022, occurring simultaneously with the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election. 50 councilors were be elected to the council, each representing one of the 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.
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All 50 seats in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 60.48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Pheu Thai Party | 620,009 | 26.71 | 20 | +5 | |
| Move Forward Party | 485,830 | 20.93 | 14 | New | |
| Democrat Party | 348,852 | 15.03 | 9 | –36 | |
| Palang Pracharath Party | 274,970 | 11.85 | 2 | New | |
| Thai Sang Thai Party | 241,975 | 10.43 | 2 | New | |
| Rak Krung Thep Group | 191,922 | 8.27 | 3 | New | |
| Kla Party | 53,332 | 2.30 | 0 | New | |
| Ruam Thai United Party | 20,477 | 0.88 | 0 | New | |
| Bhumjaithai Party | 19,789 | 0.85 | 0 | New | |
| Thai Citizen Party | 14,306 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thai Liberal Party | 5,496 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |
| Thailand's Future Party Party | 4,544 | 0.20 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 39,343 | 1.70 | 0 | −1 | |
| Total | 2,320,845 | 100.00 | 50 | – | |
| Valid votes | 2,320,845 | 86.74 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 354,684 | 13.26 | |||
| Total votes | 2,675,529 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,357,097 | 61.41 | |||
| Source: website the matter Thai PBS website Data collected by volunteers from the project. Vote62 | |||||
References
- "เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. 65 | The MATTER". bkkvote65.thematter.co.
- "สรุปครบ "เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม." 31 ผู้สมัคร ใครเบอร์อะไร เช็กที่นี่". bangkokbiznews (in Thai). 2022-04-04.
- "เช็กเลยเปิดโผผู้สมัคร"ส.ก." 50 เขต พรรคใดลงทำศึก"เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯกทม2565"". NationTV (in Thai). 2022-03-31.
- "ธรรมนัส-อัศวิน-รักษ์กรุงเทพ เกี่ยวอะไรกันในการเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม". BBC News ไทย (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-05-25.