2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election

The eleventh election for the governorship of Bangkok will be held on 22 May 2022.[2] It will take place 9 years after the latest election in 2013, long delayed due to the 2014 coup d'état.[3][4]

2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election
การเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร พ.ศ. 2565
22 May 2022[1]
Registered4,374,131
 
Candidate Chadchart Sittipunt Aswin Kwanmuang
Party Independent Independent
 
Candidate Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn Suchatvee Suwansawat
Party Move Forward Party Democrat
Map of Bangkok and its districts
Governor before election

Aswin Kwanmuang
Appointed

 Elected Governor

TBD

Background

After the 2014 coup d'état, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) became the military government in control of Thailand. It ordered all local elections to be halted,[5] while the Governor of Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, remained in his position.[6] In 2016, Sukhumbhand was removed by the NCPO and replaced by Aswin Kwanmuang, the Deputy Governor of Bangkok at the time.[7]

With the adoption of the 2017 constitution, the military government was disbanded following general elections held in 2019, though the charter made no provisions regarding the schedule of a return to elected local government. On 14 March 2022, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) announced that the Bangkok gubernatorial election will be held on 22 May 2022, occurring simultaneously with the local elections in Pattaya.[2] Several candidates have unofficially announced their intention to contest the election.

Candidates

Over 31 candidates will contest in this gubernatorial election. 25 of them are male, while the other 6 are female. The oldest candidate is 72 years old, while the youngest is 43 years old.[8]

Number Name Occupation
1 Move Forward Party Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn House of Representatives Member
(2019–2022)
2 Independent Thita Rangsitpol Manitkul House of Representatives Member
(2001–2005)
3 Independent Sakoltee Phattiyakul Deputy Governor of Bangkok
(2018–2022)
4 Democrat Party Suchatvee Suwansawat President of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
(2015–2021)
5 Independent Weerachai Laoruangwattana
6 Independent (Rak Krungthep Group) Aswin Kwanmuang Governor of Bangkok
(2016–2022)
7 Independent Rosana Tositrakul Senator
(2008–2014)
8 Independent Chadchart Sittipunt Minister of Transport
(2012–2014)
9 Independent Watcharee Wannasri
10 Independent Supachai Tantikom Adviser to the Governor of Bangkok
11 Thai Sang Thai Party Sita Divari Head of the Airports of Thailand board of directors
(2013–2014)
12 Independent Prayoon Krongyoth Deputy director of the Bangkok Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department
(2017–2020)
13 Independent Paisal Kittiyaowaman
14 Independent Thanet Wongsa Businessman
15 Independent Tootpreecha Loetsantatwati
16 Independent (Sai Jai Group) Sasikarn Waddhanachan
17 Independent Uthen Chatphinyo
18 Independent Sumana Phanphairoj Former head of community and social welfare department, Thonburi District Office
19 Independent Kraidech Bunnak
20 Independent Amonpan Oonsuwan
21 Independent Niphanphon Suwanchana
22 Independent Warunchai Chokchana
23 Independent Chalermpol Utarat
24 Independent Kosit Suwinitchit Advisor to the Minister of Justice
(2020–2022)
25 Independent Praphat Banjongsiricharoen
26 Independent Mongkol Nguenwatthana
27 Independent Poompat Atsawapumpin ฺ
28 Independent Sarawut Benchakul Head of the Airports of Thailand board of directors
(2020–2022)
29 Thai Citizen Party Kritchai Phayomyaem
30 Green Party Phongsa Chunaem
31 Independent Whitthaya Jangkobpatthana

Opinion polls

Preferred governor
Fieldwork date(s) Polling Firm Sample Aswin Chadchart Rosana Suchatvee Wiroj Sakoltee Chaktip Haven't decided Others Lead
27 - 29 April 2022 NIDA 1,357 11.27% 44.58% 2.28% 8.99% 6.93% 3.17% - 11.42% 11.36% 33.31%
5 - 7 April 2022 NIDA 1,362 10.06% 38.84% 1.98% 6.83% 6.02% 2.28% - 26.58% 7.41% 28.78%
28 February - 2 March 2022 NIDA 1,313 11.73% 38.01% 3.73% 8.61% 8.83% - - 13.40% 15.69% 26.28%
31 January - 2 February 2022 NIDA 1,324 12.09% 37.24% 3.55% 11.03% 8.08% 1.81% - 5.59% 20.61% 25.15%
23 - 25 December 2021 NIDA 1,317 10.25% 38.80% 3.26% 13.06% - 1.90% - 11.85% 19.06% 25.74%
29 November - 1 December 2021 NIDA 1,318 17.07% 34.37% 5.54% 4.86% - 1.21% - 11.68% 25.27% 17.30%
1 - 3 November 2021 NIDA 1,320 16.59% 33.18% 5.91% 4.09% - 1.82% - 14.09% 24.32% 16.59%
27 - 30 September 2021 NIDA 1,318 9.33% 29.74% 4.10% 3.26% - 1.29% 13.66% 27.92% 10.70% 16.08%
30 August - 2 September 2021 NIDA 1,317 9.57% 27.71% 4.10% 1.67% - 0.76% 15.49% 24.60% 12.46% 12.22%
30 June - 2 July 2021 NIDA 1,315 9.58% 26.16% 3.04% 1.37% - 1.29% 14.60% 27.98% 15.98% 11.56%
31 May - 2 June 2021 NIDA 1,313 10.59% 23.84% 3.43% 2.05% - 1.14% 12.57% 30.62% 15.76% 11.27%
31 March - 2 April 2021 NIDA 1,316 8.66% 24.77% 2.89% 1.59% - 0.91% 11.93% 32.67% 16.58% 12.84%
2 - 3 March 2021 NIDA 1,315 7.68% 22.43% 4.26% 3.35% - 1.75% 15.51% 29.96% 15.06% 6.92%

References
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  5. https://www.ect.go.th/uttaradit/ewt_dl.php?nid=96 ประกาศ คณะรักษาความสงบแห่งชาติ ฉบับที่ 85 เรื่อง การได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกสภาท้องถิ่นหรือผู้บริหารท้องถิ่นเป็นการชั่วคราว
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