What % Of Eligible Thai Citizens Actually Vote ?

[kurce]

Was just wondering how many thai citizens actually voted in the last election? Anyone have any figures, would be interested to know how many of them actually care who governs the country.

Cheers.

[sbk]

http://web.nso.go.th/eng/en/stat/gender/table/etab61.htm

Table 61 : Percentage distribution of voters in the national election, 1996

Eligible voter 38,564,593 50.9% women 49.1% men

Actual voter 24,070,750 52.1% women 47.9% men

Source: Ministry of Interior; Election Division.

[sbk]

http://www.idea.int/vt/country_view.cfm?CountryCode=TH

Year Total Vote Registration Vote / Reg Invalid Pop. Size VAP Vote / VAP PR CL Status

2001 29,909,271 42,759,001 69.9% 10.0% 62,862,098 42,663,353 70.1% 2 3 Partly Free

2005 33,693,624 44,846,472 75.1% 5.7% n/a n/a n/a 3 3 Partly Free

2006 1 29,088,209 44,909,562 64.8% 5.8% 62,418,054 n/a n/a 7 4 Not Free

2007 3 32,759,009 44,002,593 74.4% n/a 62,828,054 n/a n/a 7 4 Not Free

[kurce]

Thx for the prompt reply sbk.

Well i guess that leaves 25.6% of eligible voters with either little concern as to who governs the country, or disillusionment with the whole process. I guess every person who didn't has there own reasons for there decision, not my place to speculate especially give my limited understanding of Thai politics and the current situation.

Myself coming from are country where voting is compulsory woud you say that 74.4% of the population voting is considered an excellent response?

P.S. I envy your place of residence.

Cheers.

[garyh]

Maybe part of that 24.6 percent are too busy working to get to vote, sick, just plain forgot, etc

[animatic]

http://web.nso.go.th/eng/en/stat/gender/table/etab61.htm

Table 61 : Percentage distribution of voters in the national election, 1996

Eligible voter 38,564,593 50.9% women 49.1% men

Actual voter 24,070,750 52.1% women 47.9% men

Source: Ministry of Interior; Election Division.

Added to that

Of eligible voters 62.44% actually voted.

A very high percentage for most countries.

Though the slightly higher percentage of actual female voters,

likely reflects work related issues like freedom of daily movement.

And motivation for change.

This slightly elevated female percentage is typical for most countries.

[jdinasia]

Thx for the prompt reply sbk.

Well i guess that leaves 25.6% of eligible voters with either little concern as to who governs the country, or disillusionment with the whole process. I guess every person who didn't has there own reasons for there decision, not my place to speculate especially give my limited understanding of Thai politics and the current situation.

Myself coming from are country where voting is compulsory woud you say that 74.4% of the population voting is considered an excellent response?

P.S. I envy your place of residence.

Cheers.

Voting is "compulsory" here too, but it is also often a difficult thing to change your place of residence from where you were born to where you live, or to vote out of district or to vote absentee.

(all easy enough if you are a home owner, but less so if you are not.)