Samui cable channel is showing textbar at bottom of screen of the vote counting of the election. Don't know the delay, but its updated pretty frequently.

Latest updated count;

Candidate 1; wife of previous mayor; 3405

Candidate 2; current mayor; 3585

Others not shown.

15 ballot boxes counted.

Still some counting to go...

Blimey! Very close!

Update; 16 boxes

Candidate 1; 3,668

Candidate 2; 3,759

Update; 18 boxes

Candidate 1; 4,102

Candidate 2; 4,146

Update; 19 boxes

Candidate 1; 4,293

Candidate 2; 4,321

Very close!

Update; 20 boxes

Candidate 1; 4,449

Candidate 2; 4,489

Still very close!

Puts the US election to shame.

Update; 21 boxes

Candidate 1; 4,742

Candidate 2; 4,750

Heading for a recount...

Update; 33 boxes

Candidate 1; 6,912

Candidate 2; 7,181

A little over halfway...

Update; 33 boxes

Candidate 1; 6,912

Candidate 2; 7,181

A little over halfway...

Cheers for the updates

Update; 37 boxes

Candidate 1; 7,735

Candidate 2; 7,904

25 boxes to go!

I am out to dinner. No updates from me for the next 1.5 hours or so...

Thanks gulfie for the updates

I went to an election count in northern Chiang Mai.

This is how they count the votes.

Everyone is invited to check the counting.

Latest Update; 61 boxes counted. I think only 1 box to go, so below result is pretty much final.

Candidate 1; 12,679

Candidate 2; 13,848

Update; 62 boxes. I guess that makes it the final result

Candidate 1; 12,819

Candidate 2; 14,138

The incumbent mayor has won.

Anyone know what the exct finaicials are per year for the mayor ?

My bad. Miscounted ballot boxes. I think there are 69 ballot boxes. Latest update after 68;

Candidate 1; 14,090

Candidate 2; 16,019

Statistically I have to give this one to the incumbent.

Quite a large turnout!

That was very kind of you to provide the updates. Things have improved over the last number of years though these main improvments to infrastructure have happened after very serious incidents, I'll put it down to coincidence. One thing for sure, after that last big floods in '99 or was it 2000, nothing was done at all. Also, I'm nut sure if there are less powercuts now than there were 12 years ago but they are certainly fixed quicker.

Anyone know what the exct finaicials are per year for the mayor ?

That would be interesting to know.

Anyone know what the exct finaicials are per year for the mayor ?

Salary of a mayor depends on the budget of the town. Ranges from 14,000 a month for smallest towns, to 75,000 for large cities. Based on the little money that reaches Samui, I dare to guess that the mayor wouldn't be a lot higher than 14,000 baht per month (so he doesn't pay income tax, hahaha)

Anyone know what the exct finaicials are per year for the mayor ?

Salary of a mayor depends on the budget of the town. Ranges from 14,000 a month for smallest towns, to 75,000 for large cities. Based on the little money that reaches Samui, I dare to guess that the mayor wouldn't be a lot higher than 14,000 baht per month (so he doesn't pay income tax, hahaha)

And total kickbacks ...? do the police have to share tea money with major ? Or the land department ? Or taxi mafia ?

Anyone know what the exct finaicials are per year for the mayor ?

Salary of a mayor depends on the budget of the town.

And the 'budget' is related to? Number of people? Revenue generated?

Preliminary results;

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นายกเทศมนตรีเมืองเกาะสมุย นายรามเนตร ใจกว้าง เบอร์ 2 กลุ่มสมุยก้าวหน้า ได้ 16,259 คะแนน นางถนอนศรี รัตนรักษ์ เบอร์ 1 ทีมพัฒนาสมุยได้ 14,338 คะแนน

ส่วนสมาชิกสภาเทศบาลนครเกาะสมุยกลุ่มสมุยก้าวหน้าได้ 12 คน ทีมพัฒนาสมุยได้ 12 คน

Candidate 2 has 16,259 votes and candidate 1 has 14,338 votes

Edited December 24, 201213 yr by limbos

Which one's Ramnet?

Edited December 24, 201213 yr by evadgib

This time around in English;

Preliminary results for mayor and member of municipal council of Samui City Municipality.

Mayor: Mr.Ramnet Kikwang received 16,259 votes, Ms.Thanomsri Rattanarak received 14,338 votes.

Member of municipal council : Samui Progress got 12 members, Pattana Samui got 12 members.

Which one's Ramnet?

Which one's Ramnet?

The incumbent Mayor, list # 2, or the winner of these elections.

Which one's Ramnet?

#2 - the last mayor

Sorry - saw the question - did not see the answer

Edited December 24, 201213 yr by Tropicalevo

Thank you Gulfsailor for keeping us updated

Thank you Gulfsailor for keeping us updated

So who is going to win the re election that the lady with the big nose wants !