2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election explained

Election Name:2022 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election
Country:Bangkok
Previous Election:2010
Next Election:2026
Election Date:22 May 2022
Seats For Election:All 50 seats in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council
Majority Seats:26
Turnout:60.48%
Ongoing:no
First Election:no
Noleader:yes
Party1:Pheu Thai Party
Percentage1:24.20
Seats1:20
Last Election1:15
Party2:Move Forward Party
Percentage2:18.97
Seats2:14
Last Election2:new
Party3:Democrat Party (Thailand)
Percentage3:13.62
Seats3:9
Last Election3:45
Party4:Palang Pracharath Party
Percentage4:10.73
Seats4:2
Last Election4:new
Party5:Thai Sang Thai Party
Percentage5:9.45
Seats5:2
Last Election5:new
Party6:Rak Krung Thep
Percentage6:7.49
Seats6:3
Last Election6:New
Colour6:
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Map:Bangkok Metropolitan Council election results, 2022.svg
Map Upright:1.7

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. 65 The MATTER. bkkvote65.thematter.co.
  2. Web site: 2022-04-04. สรุปครบ “เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม." 31 ผู้สมัคร ใครเบอร์อะไร เช็กที่นี่. bangkokbiznews. th.
  3. Web site: 2022-03-31. เช็กเลยเปิดโผผู้สมัคร"ส.ก." 50 เขต พรรคใดลงทำศึก"เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯกทม2565". NationTV. th.
  4. News: ธรรมนัส-อัศวิน-รักษ์กรุงเทพ เกี่ยวอะไรกันในการเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. . th . BBC News ไทย . 2022-05-25.