2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election
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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 gubernatorial election to reach more than a million votes, which he did with a total 1,016,096 votes.[2] The election took place before the 2001 Thai general election.
Throughout the campaign before the election, Sundarat and Samak led in popularity ahead of the Democrat candidate, Thawatchai Sajakul.[1]
Candidates
[edit]The election was contested by 23 candidates.[1]
Number | Party | Name | |
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7 | Thai Citizen Party | Samak Sundaravej | |
5 | Thai Rak Thai | Sudarat Keyuraphan | |
13 | Democrat | Thawatchai Sajakul |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Asiaweek.com | Thailand: The Battle for Bangkok | 6/23/2000". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "5 decades of governor elections that have shaped modern Bangkok". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.