2009 Bangkok gubernatorial election

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Turnout

51.1%


Candidate	Sukhumbhand Paribatra	Yuranun Pamornmontri
Party	Democrat	Pheu Thai
Popular vote	934,602	611,669
Percentage	44.41%	29.06%


Candidate	Nattakorn Devakula	Kaewsan Atibodhi
Party	Independent	Krung Thep Mai
Popular vote	334,846	144,779
Percentage	15.91%	6.88%

Gubernatorial election results map. Blue denotes districts won by Paribatra, Red denotes those won by Pamornmontri.

Governor before election

Apirak Kosayothin
Democrat

Elected Governor

Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Democrat

The ninth gubernatorial election for the city of Bangkok, Thailand was held on 11 January 2009. The election came about after the resignation of Apirak Kosayothin on 13 November 2008, the incumbent who was only just re-elected a little more than a month (on 5 October 2008). the resignation stemmed from an indictment by the National Counter Corruption Commission or NCCC, in which Apirak was indicted for the controversial 6.6 billion Baht fire-engine procurement contract. The former Prime Minister and former Bangkok Governor Samak Sundaravej was also found guilty in the same verdict. On 13 November Apirak announced his resignation saying: "Like the Democrat Party, I support a move that will perpetuate politics-for-people" at the same time maintaining his innocence and stating that his resignation should become an example of a change in Thai politics, his resignation triggered an automatic by-election. By the end of the 11 January 2009, Sukhumband was declared the winner of the race, becoming the 15th Governor of Bangkok.

Campaign

On 1 December, the Election Commission allowed the registration of candidates. A total of 14 candidates registered. In accordance with the law, they picked numbers by which they would be assigned for the campaign. The three highest profile candidates were: MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, ML Nattakorn Devakula and Yuranun Pamornmontri.

MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, the 56-year-old candidate of the Democrat Party, is a former Foreign Minister. MR Sukhumband vowed to carry on with policies initiated by Governor Apirak and to continue the environmentalist agenda. He ran under the slogan: "Bring back Bangkokians' smiles".

ML Nattakorn Devakula, a 32-year-old Independent candidate, was a former TV host, popularly known as "Khun Pluem". He ran on the slogan: "Vote for me. Vote for the governor of the future".

Yuranun Pamornmontri, the 45-year-old Puea Thai Party candidate, is a popular TV actor and film star.

Media

Election posters of the Candidates:

Results

The election and results were announced on the same day:


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sukhumbhand Paribatra	Democrat Party	934,602	44.41
	Yuranun Pamornmontri	Pheu Thai Party	611,669	29.06
	Nattakorn Devakula	Independent	334,846	15.91
	Kaewsan Atibhoti	Krung Thep Mai Group	144,779	6.88
	Leena Jangjanya	Independent	9,043	0.43
	Sumeth Thanasirikul	Independent	6,017	0.29
	A-that Monsereenusorn	Suvarnabhumi Party	4,117	0.20
	Withaya Jangkobpatthana	Independent	3,640	0.17
	Kongchak Jaidee	Independent	2,400	0.11
	Dharmachat Rungjiroj	Independent	2,222	0.11
	Thoranee Ritthithamrong	Independent	1,875	0.09
	Metta Temchamnarn	Independent	1,431	0.07
	Issara Amornwet	Independent	922	0.04
	Udom Vibundhevachart	Independent	656	0.03
None of the above			46,395	2.20
Total			2,104,614	100.00

Valid votes			2,104,614	99.24
Invalid/blank votes			16,107	0.76
Total votes			2,120,721	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,150,103	51.10

References

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