webfact Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Booze and ballots don’t mix: Phuket poll Phuket Gazette Booze and ballots don’t mix, the government has decreed – and a majority of Phuket Gazette readers agree. Image: Gazette file PHUKET: -- A majority of Phuket Gazette readers think the election-weekend alcohol bans should remain in place despite their cost to the local economy, the results of our online readers’ poll reveal. A total of 1,599 readers took part in the two-week survey, which was timed to span consecutive weekend alcohol bans: the first an island-wide ban for the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization council seat election on August 26; the second, yesterday’s polling for seats on the Patong City Council. Readers were asked: Given the importance of tourism to the local economy, do you think Phuket should be exempted from election-weekend alcohol bans? Overall, more than half of all those taking part (54.5%) answered, “No, Thai election law should apply to every part of the country.” Those in favor of lifting the restriction were split on whether it should cover the entire island (25.3%) or apply only to popular tourist areas such as Patong and Karon (20.1%). Thais were more likely to think the bans should remain in place (69%) than tourists (56%) and expat residents (52%). For the complete poll results, click here. To vote in the new poll, click here. To comment, leave a post in the readers’ forum below. The Phuket Gazette welcomes all comments that meet our house rules. Source: http://www.phuketgaz...ticle16820.html -- Phuket Gazette 2012-09-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 What a miserable bunch of expats there must be down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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