2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election
Bangkok
22 May 2022

All 50 seats in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.48%
Party % Seats +/–
Pheu Thai 26.77 20 +5
Move Forward 20.85 14 New
Democrat 15.06 9 −36
Palang Pracharat 11.84 2 New
Thai Sang Thai 10.45 2 New
Rak Krung Thep group 8.21 3 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Official results by district

Elections for the 13th Bangkok Metropolitan Council were held on 22 May 2022, occurring simultaneously with the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election. 50 councilors were 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.

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 Party620,00926.7120+5
Move Forward Party485,83020.9314New
Democrat Party348,85215.039–36
Palang Pracharath Party274,97011.852New
Thai Sang Thai Party241,97510.432New
Rak Krung Thep Group191,9228.273New
Kla Party53,3322.300New
Ruam Thai United Party20,4770.880New
Bhumjaithai Party19,7890.850New
Thai Citizen Party14,3060.6200
Thai Liberal Party5,4960.240New
Thailand's Future Party Party4,5440.200New
Independents39,3431.700−1
Total2,320,845100.0050
Valid votes2,320,84586.74
Invalid/blank votes354,68413.26
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.
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