ECT Divides 50 Bangkok Council Districts & 4 Pattaya City Council Districts

Matichon•Politics•24d ago

Reader Briefing

The Election Commission of Thailand has officially announced the division of electoral districts for the Bangkok Metropolitan Council and the Pattaya City Council.

•The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) issued a proclamation dividing Bangkok into 50 election districts for the Bangkok Metropolitan Council.
•Each Bangkok district will elect one council member.
•Pattaya City Council elections will be divided into 4 districts, with each district electing six council members.
•The announcement was published on the Royal Gazette website on May 6th.

Overview

•The Election Commission of Thailand announced the division of election districts for the Bangkok Metropolitan Council and Pattaya City Council.
•On May 6, the Royal Gazette website published the announcement from the Election Commission of Thailand regarding the division of election districts.
•The Bangkok Metropolitan Council election districts have been divided into 50 constituencies, with one member elected per district.
•The Pattaya City Council elections will be divided into 4 election districts, with six members elected per district.
•This announcement is made in accordance with the powers granted by the Constitution Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2017, and the Local Election Act B.E. 2019 and its amendments.
•The Election Commission of Thailand delineated 50 election districts within Bangkok and 4 election districts within Pattaya.

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Key Entities

Organization

Election Commission of Thailand(กกต.)ℹ️

The organization that announced the division of election districts for the Bangkok Metropolitan Council and Pattaya City Council.

Bangkok Metropolitan Council(ส.ก.)

The council for which election districts have been divided and announced by the ECT.

Pattaya City Council(ส.ม.พัทยา)

The council for which election districts have been divided and announced by the ECT.

Election Commission(คณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)ℹ️

The body that issued the proclamation regarding the division of election districts.

Place

Royal Gazette website(เว็บไซต์ราชกิจจานุเบกษา)

The platform where the announcement regarding election district divisions was published.

Law

Constitution Act on the Election Commission B.E. 2017(พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยคณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง พ.ศ. 2017)

The law providing the authority for the Election Commission to make announcements.

Local Election Act B.E. 2019(พระราชบัญญัติการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาท้องถิ่นหรือผู้บริหารท้องถิ่น พ.ศ. 2019)

The law under which the division of election districts for local councils is conducted.