2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election

The seventh gubernatorial election for the city of Bangkok, Thailand was held on August 29, 2004, to determine the governor of Bangkok. The Democrat Party's candidate, Apirak Kosayodhin, won 36.86 percent of the vote. [1] Of a total of 3,955,855 voters, 2,472,486 people voted, a turnout rate of 62.50 percent. Samak Sundaravej, the incumbent governor, did not seek to run for a second term and ran instead in the 2006 Thai Senate election.

2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election

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Turnout62.5%
 
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Candidate Apirak Kosayothin Paveena Hongsakul Chuwit Kamolvisit
Party Democrat Independent First Thai Nation
Alliance Thai Rak Thai
Popular vote 911,441 619,039 334,168
Percentage 36.86% 25.04% 13.52%

 
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Candidate Chalerm Yubamrung Nitipoom Navaratna
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 165,761 135,369
Percentage 6.70% 5.48%

Gubernatorial election results map. Blue denotes districts won by Kosayothin, Red denotes those won by Hongsakul

Governor before election

Samak Sundaravej
Independent

Elected Governor

Apirak Kosayothin
Democrat

From the first Bangkok gubernatorial election in 1975 until this time. There were exactly 100 candidates in total.[2]

Results

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Candidate Party Votes %
Apirak Kosayodhin Democrat Party 911,441 36.86
Pavena Hongsakul Independent (Supported by Thai Rak Thai Party) 619,039 25.04
Chuwit Kamolvisit First Thai Nation Party 334,168 13.52
Chalerm Yubamrung Independent[2] 165,761 6.70
Nitipoom Navaratna Independent 135,369 5.48
Bhichit Rattakul Mot Ngan Group 101,220 4.09
Mana Mahasuveerachai Independent 84,147 3.40
Karoon Chandrangsu Independent 11,070 0.45
Wuthipong Priabjareeyawat Independent 10,243 0.41
Kobsak Chutikul Independent 3,196 0.13
Peerapong Thanompongphan Khon Rak Krungthep Group 2,377 0.10
Metta Temchamnan Metta Tham Group 1,965 0.08
Suchart Kerdphon Independent 1,298 0.05
Waranchai Chokchana Independent 1,087 0.04
Withaya Jungkobwattana Independent 811 0.03
Sumet Tanthanasirikul Krungthep Phatthana Group 709 0.03
Kittisak Thiravisit Independent 572 0.02
Udom Wibulthepachat Independent 478 0.02
Yawara Buntunak Independent 387 0.02
Chokchai Laohachinbanchorn Independent 381 0.02
Weerasak Upatham Thai Citizen Party 239 0.01
Against all 26,763 1.08
Invalid/blank votes 59,765
Total 2,472,453 62.5
Registered voters/turnout 3,955,855 51.10

References

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  1. ^ "ข้อมูลผลการเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม. ปี 2547". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ a b Fan Pan Tae (2021-04-25). "Fan Of The Year 2004 คุณคำพร เลือกตั้งผู้ว่าฯ กทม". via YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-03-22.