Bangkok Metropolitan Council

Bangkok Metropolitan Council

สภากรุงเทพมหานคร

*Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon*
Bangkok Metropolitan Council ; สภากรุงเทพมหานคร; Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon
13th Council
	Seal of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Type
Type	Legislature of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Leadership
Chair	Surachit Phongsinghvithya, Pheu Thai ; since 6 June 2024
First Deputy Chair	Viput Srivaurai, Pheu Thai ; since 6 June 2024
Second Deputy Chair	Chatchai Mordee, People's ; since 6 June 2024
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Pheu Thai (21); People’s (11); Democrat (9); Rak Krungthep Group (3); Palang Pracharat (2); Thai Sang Thai (2); Zen Dai (1); Independent (1);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 May 2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Second Bangkok City Hall; Airawat Patthana Tower; Din Daeng, Bangkok;
Website
	bmc.go.th

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council, or BMC (Thai: สภากรุงเทพมหานคร, romanized: Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon (RTGS)) is the legislative branch of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the government of Bangkok. It is vested with legislative power and the duty to scrutinise the administration of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration with the Governor of Bangkok as head of the executive.

Structure

The Council consists of Bangkok Metropolitan Councillors (Thai: สมาชิกสภากรุงเทพมหานคร, romanized: Samachik Sapha Krungthep Mahanakhon), who are elected directly by voters in each of Bangkok's 50 districts. In recent elections, a district may return more than one councillor, therefore the number of councillors composing the BMC often fluctuates between elections. The number of councillors to be elected per district is prescribed by the Election Commission, in accordance with the registered population in each district.

The Council has a fixed term of 4 years, and elections are often out of sync with gubernatorial elections. The most recent elections took place on 22 May 2022.

The current (13th) Bangkok Metropolitan Council consists of 50 councillors.^[1]

History

Historical composition of the Council
No.	No. of councillors	Term dates	Notes
1	46	1973–1975	Appointed
2	41	1975–1977
3	45	1977–1984	Appointed
4	40	1984–1985	Appointed
5	46	1985–1989
6	57	1990–1994
7	54	1994–1998
8	60	1998–2002
9	61	2002–2006
10	57	2006–2010
11	61	2010–2014
12	30	2014–2022	Appointed
13	50	2022–2026

References

^ "Bangkok Metropolitan Council Members Chart (2022–present)" (PDF). Bangkok Metropolitan Council. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[1] "Bangkok Metropolitan Council Members Chart (2022–present)" (PDF). Bangkok Metropolitan Council. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

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