2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election

2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election no Bangkok presidential no Independent Bhichit Rattakul Governor Samak Sundaravej Thai Citizen 1996 Bangkok gubernatorial election 1996 23 July 2000 2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election 2004 President George W. Bush with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 5 Samak Sundaravej Thai Citizen 1,016,096 45.85% Sudarat Keyuraphan in 2019.png 130 120 160 0 5 Sudarat Keyuraphan Thai Rak Thai 800,513 23.52% Thawatchai Sajakul Democrat 247,650 11.17% Winai Sompong 0BDA51 Kon Rak Mueang Luang 145,641 6.57% Kalaya Sophonpanich.jpg 130 120 160 0 5 Kalaya Sophonpanich 00A550 Krung Thep Sodsai 132,608 5.98% Paveena Hongsakul Paveena Hongsakul.jpg 150 140 160 0 5 National Development 116,750 5.27% The 2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election was the sixth election for the governorship of Bangkok, and was held on 23 July 2000.Asiaweek.com Thailand: The Battle for Bangkok http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0623/nat.thai.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110131123452/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0623/nat.thai.html dead January 31, 2011 2023-08-24 CNN The election saw the independent candidate, Samak Sundaravej, beat the Thai Rak Thai candidate, Sudarat Keyuraphan. The election also saw Samak become the first candidate in a Bangkok gubernatorial election to reach more than a million votes, which he did with a total 1,016,096 votes.5 decades of governor elections that have shaped modern Bangkok https://www.thaipbsworld.com/5-decades-of-governor-elections-that-have-shaped-modern-bangkok/ 2023-08-24 www.thaipbsworld.com en-US The election took place before the 2001 Thai general election. Throughout the campaign before the election, Sudarat and Samak led in popularity ahead of the Democrat candidate, Thawatchai Sajakul. Candidates The election was contested by 23 candidates. NumberPartyName7Thai Citizen PartySamak Sundaravej5Thai Rak ThaiSudarat Keyuraphan13DemocratThawatchai Sajakul References Category:Bangkok gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial election, 2000 Category:2000 elections in Asia Category:2000 elections in Thailand Category:2000 in Bangkok Category:2000 in Thailand Category:July 2000 in Thailand