1975 Bangkok gubernatorial election

1975 Bangkok gubernatorial election no Bangkok presidential yes Appointed Sai Hutacharoen Governor Thammanoon Thien-ngern Democrat 10 August 1975 1985 Bangkok gubernatorial election 1985 13.86% ธรรมนูญ เทียนเงิน 2.jpg Thammanoon Thien-ngern Democrat Party (Thailand) อาทิตย์ อุไรรัตน์.jpg Athit Urairat New Force Party 99,247 91,678 Chomphu Atchinda 39.16% 36.17% Bangkok Thonburi Development 39,440 15.56% ffef00 The 1975 Bangkok gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Bangkok on 10 August 1975. It was the first time the governorship of Bangkok or any province in Thailand was contested in a democratic election. Previously, the Governor of Bangkok was an appointed position as established in 1973, but new laws in 1975 made it an elected position. The election was won by Thammanoon Thien-ngern of the Democrat Party.The Bangkok governor election – in numbers https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/61492 2026-06-13 world.thaipbs.or.th en Although he was elected to a four-year term, Thammanoon was dismissed in 1977 by Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien. The appointment system was restored until democratic elections resumed in 1985.2022-04-25 Bangkok elections after a nine-year wait https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40014913 2026-06-13 nationthailand en-US Background Bangkok as a special local administrative area was created in 1971 by the merger of Phra Nakhon and Thonburi Provinces.วิวัฒนาการของกรุงเทพมหานคร (Evolution of Bangkok) http://203.155.220.230/info/History/frame.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121231085707/http://203.155.220.230/info/History/frame.asp 31 December 2012 12 December 2011 BMA Data Center Bangkok Metropolitan Administration th dmy-all In Thailand, each province is headed by a Governor appointed by the Ministry of Interior.Bangkok's New Governor is Sending Shockwaves Through Thailand's Political Landscape https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/bangkoks-new-governor-is-sending-shockwaves-through-thailands-political-landscape/ 2024-02-02 thediplomat.com en-US Chamnan Yaovabun was the first governor and took office on 1 January 1973. He was followed by At Visutyothaphiban, Siri Santabutra, and Sai Hutacharoen who were all likewise appointed. Concurrently, Thai politics was undergoing a wave of liberalisation towards democracy since the 1973 Thai popular uprising in October that ousted Thanom Kittikachorn as Prime Minister after almost 10-years in power. Democratic elections were held in January 1975, where the centrist Democrat Party emerged with the largest share of seats.Butterfield Fox 1975-01-27 VOTE IN THAILAND APPEARS SUCCESS https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/27/archives/vote-in-thailand-appears-success-unusually-free-election-is-first.html 2026-06-13 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Zimmerman Robert F. 1976 Thailand 1975: Transition to Constitutional Democracy Continues https://www.jstor.org/stable/2643144 Asian Survey 16 2 159–172 10.2307/2643144 0004-4687 As part of this overall push towards a liberal democracy, the 1975 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Act was passed. It established the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration as the local government body and made the governor an elected position. The Act aimed to improve accountability for the city's leadership, as well as its responsiveness to Bangkok's issues - namely issues relating to rapid urbanisation, public transportation and flood management. Another reason for making the governorship electable was because of Bangkok's size, complexity and national importance as a capital with stronger institutions and a population that was more politically active than the provinces.2025-10-13 Why Bangkok is the only province that can elect its governor https://www.nationthailand.com/news/politics/40056724 2026-06-13 nationthailand en-US Candidates NumberCandidateNotes1Democrat PartyThammanoon Thien-ngernSecretary General of the Democrat Party(1970–1976)2New Force PartyAthit Urairat 3Bangkok Thonburi Development GroupChomphu Atchinda4IndependentThiambun Thinonbutra5IndependentThainga SuwanthatFormer Member of the House of Representatives Results 1975 Bangkok gubernatorial electionวิทยานิพนธ์เรื่อง "พฤติกรรมการลงคะแนนเสียงเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร" Juthatip Sukrangsri, 2016, (Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University) Democrat Party Thammanoon Thien-ngern 99247 New Force Party Athit Urairat 91678 Bangkok Thonburi Development Chomphu Atchinda 39440 #ffef00 Independent Thiambun Thinonbutra 17625 Independent Thainga Suwanthat 5444 Democrat Party gainAfter the Democrats secured the most votes, Thammanoon Thien-ngern was sworn in as governor and served until his dismissal in 1977. References Category:Bangkok gubernatorial elections Category:1975 elections in Thailand Category:Government of Bangkok