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สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร 2562 กรุงเทพมหานคร

Abstract

This research is a study of political activities and electoral behavior in the 2019 Thailand
general election in Bangkok. The aim of the research is to examine the following aspects of the
election: 1) political atmosphere and activities of political parties, organizations, and political

groups; 2) activities and political behavior of the candidates; 3) roles of government agencies,

the private sector, public organizations, and other organizations; 4) patterns and changes of
political behavior among people and political groups; 5) use of resources, especially electoral
expenditure; 6) changes in political power affiliation, party switching, factors that affect political

decisions, and electoral results; 7) political activities and electoral campaigns that appeared in

online/social media; and 8) other issues that arose during the research period.

The research not only surveys and records political phenomenon, especially

phenomenon regarding the political activities and electoral behavior during the 2019 general
election in Bangkok, but also analyzes these political phenomena in the context of Bangkok,

and implies a link between the findings in Bangkok and the national level. The findings of
the research are as follow.

1) The 2019 general election took place after a long period (8 years) since the

previous successfully endorsed general election in 2011 and the coup in 2014. Under the coup
regime, political regulations including the constitution, election laws, and political party laws

were changed. Political activities were also banned.

2) During the 2019 election there were 30 constituencies in Bangkok, compared with
33 constituencies in the 2011 election. Of these 30, Palang Pracharat Party won 12 seats,

Pheu Thai 9 seats, and Future Forward Party 9 seats. The Democrat Party which had been
the most popular in previous election in Bangkok did not win any seats, although they still

took a significant share of the votes cast across the city.