The Constitutional Court is scheduled to issue a ruling on March 3rd on whether non-Thais can be included as part of the population in the calculation of the number of constituency MPs for each province in Thailand.

 

An informed source said that the Constitutional Court agreed, at a meeting today (Tuesday), to accept the petition from the Election Commission (EC) regarding the non-Thai issue, after several critics voiced disagreement with the EC over the inclusion of non-Thais in the calculation method.

 

The source said that the charter court can either approve the EC’s current method of calculation or order the EC to recalculate.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/charter-court-to-rule-on-the-non-thais-in-constituency-seat-calculation-on-march-3rd/

 

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Mention the words constitutional court and I always start laughing for some obscure reason I just cant put a second hand on it ????

Am I going mad? What country/electoral commission, in the world, includes ineligible voters (non Thai nationals in this case) in an assessment of its voting population? Then, when challenged for so doing, takes it all the way to the Constitutional Court? Is it the "calculator for simple sums syndrome"? The EC even has a plan B in case the case goes against them. What, just count the Thais? How about just not including non Thai nationals? Mind boggling.

Constitutional Court to Rule Next Month on Non-Thais in Constituency Calculation

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A ruling is scheduled next month to determine whether non-Thais will be counted as part of the population for calculating the number of constituency members of parliament (MPs) for each province in Thailand.

 

The Constitutional Court is reported to have accepted the petition from the Election Commission (EC) concerning this issue following divisive opinions on EC calculations.

 

The criticism follows expected changes to the number of constituency MPs by the EC in eight provinces - namely Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Tak, Samut Sakhon, Udon Thani, Lop Buri, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Pattani. The proportion of non-Thais in these provinces is considered to have an influence on the number of constituency MPs, with three provinces having fewer seats and five having more.

 

There are 400 constituencies across Thailand’s 77 provinces, each with a single MP. According to the latest census, one MP will represent 162,766 Thai individuals out of a total population of 65,106,481, as opposed to one per 165,226 persons, including Thais and non-Thais.

 

The ruling is expected to be issued on March 3, in which the Constitutional Court could either approve the current method or order the EC to adjust its calculations.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230222133249487

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

A ruling is scheduled next month to determine whether non-Thais will be counted as part of the population for calculating the number of constituency members of parliament (MPs) for each province in Thailand.

It should be voters only that count... 

22 hours ago, bradiston said:

Am I going mad? What country/electoral commission, in the world, includes ineligible voters (non Thai nationals in this case) in an assessment of its voting population? Then, when challenged for so doing, takes it all the way to the Constitutional Court? Is it the "calculator for simple sums syndrome"? The EC even has a plan B in case the case goes against them. What, just count the Thais? How about just not including non Thai nationals? Mind boggling.

Manipulation of figures when it suits.

Another good example of how they take advantage of foreigners ????

 

I'm feeling so used 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

There are 400 constituencies across Thailand’s 77 provinces, each with a single MP. According to the latest census, one MP will represent 162,766 Thai individuals out of a total population of 65,106,481, as opposed to one per 165,226 persons, including Thais and non-Thais.

What sort of nonsense and shenanigans is going on here ?

My local MP does not "represent" me, or any other foreigner, as we don't have the right to vote !

 

Notwithstanding this, given the transient or unregistered/informal nature of many immigrants, I fail to see how these numbers could be obtained with anything approaching accuracy.