CDC set limit of MPs at 500



BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Drafting Committee has set the maximum number of House representatives at 500 but the committee is yet to decide the number of constituency MPs and party list MPs, said CDC chairman Meechai Ruchupan today (Tuesday).

Speaking at a daily briefing of the progress of the drafting of the charter, he said that the CDC still sticks to the principle of decentralization though local administration is to be restructured as Thailand has gone too far to go back to centralization system.

He said, however, a built-in mechanism to prevent corruption in local administration organisations has to be written in charter-related organic laws. The mechanism, he added, is up to the standard which means that corrupt local politicians will face banishment from politics.

The CDC, said Mr Meechai, is still open to divergent opinions from political parties and is ready to make clarifications on doubtful points that the parties may not understand.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cdc-set-limit-of-mps-at-500


-- Thai PBS 2015-11-03

About 300 too many for a country of this size.

I wonder if something will creep in that says a minimum of something like 25% of the MPs have to to be serving military officers and has to be guaranteed?

Can't have too many with their hands in the honey pot or there will not be enough to go around.

That equates to 1 MP for every 140,000 citizens!

A quick internet check revealed some interesting comparisons (happy to accept corrections from anyone with better figures - I mean "statistics"):

• UK – 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. The Office for National Statistics gives the median total parliamentary electorate across constituencies of about 72,400 in England, 69,000 in Scotland, 66,800 in Northern Ireland and 56,800 in Wales.

• Canada - there were 308 members in the last Parliament (most members elected in 2011), but that number has risen to 338 following the election on Monday October 19, 2015. This equates to about 104,000 citizens per MP.

• Australia - there are currently 150 members who have been chosen at a general election to represent the interests of the community, which equated to 154,000 citizens per MP.

• Japan’s House of Representatives has 480 MPs, or a staggering 264,000 citizens per MP!

• But, it looks like the United States congressmen are the winners by a mile! The US is divided into 435 congressional districts with a population of about 710,000 each.

Maybe, if CDC Mark II is still open to divergent opinions as it says, it should see http://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/760379812

Edited November 3, 201510 yr by waldroj

That equates to 1 MP for every 140,000 citizens!

A quick internet check revealed some interesting comparisons (happy to accept corrections from anyone with better figures - I mean "statistics"):

• UK – 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. The Office for National Statistics gives the median total parliamentary electorate across constituencies of about 72,400 in England, 69,000 in Scotland, 66,800 in Northern Ireland and 56,800 in Wales.

• Canada - there were 308 members in the last Parliament (most members elected in 2011), but that number has risen to 338 following the election on Monday October 19, 2015. This equates to about 104,000 citizens per MP.

• Australia - there are currently 150 members who have been chosen at a general election to represent the interests of the community, which equated to 154,000 citizens per MP.

• Japan’s House of Representatives has 480 MPs, or a staggering 264,000 citizens per MP!

• But, it looks like the United States congressmen are the winners by a mile! The US is divided into 435 congressional districts with a population of about 710,000 each.

Maybe, if CDC Mark II is still open to divergent opinions as it says, it should see http://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/760379812

Jobs for the boys (and maybe some girls)! The elite will never let go of power! It is all about money and not governance.

And the Armed Services (and probably the RTP) have more Generals (Chiefs) than Indians.

Here we go then:

500 iPhone6 - check

500 iPad - check

500 Mercedes Benz - check

500 Microphones - check

500 Marvel Avengers limited edition rings - check

500 ...

Any to add?

That equates to 1 MP for every 140,000 citizens!

A quick internet check revealed some interesting comparisons (happy to accept corrections from anyone with better figures - I mean "statistics"):

• UK – 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. The Office for National Statistics gives the median total parliamentary electorate across constituencies of about 72,400 in England, 69,000 in Scotland, 66,800 in Northern Ireland and 56,800 in Wales.

• Canada - there were 308 members in the last Parliament (most members elected in 2011), but that number has risen to 338 following the election on Monday October 19, 2015. This equates to about 104,000 citizens per MP.

• Australia - there are currently 150 members who have been chosen at a general election to represent the interests of the community, which equated to 154,000 citizens per MP.

• Japan’s House of Representatives has 480 MPs, or a staggering 264,000 citizens per MP!

• But, it looks like the United States congressmen are the winners by a mile! The US is divided into 435 congressional districts with a population of about 710,000 each.

Maybe, if CDC Mark II is still open to divergent opinions as it says, it should see http://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/760379812

It doesn't really matter how many - career politicians only look after their own interests.

Edited November 3, 201510 yr by ParadiseLost

I believe those numbers exceed the total governments of the US,UK ,Australiaand Japan combined !Only the Thai military with 1,600 + Generals exceeds those numbers !

500 MP seats is the same number in parliament under the 2007 Constitution - split 75% Constintuency and 25% Proportional. The real difference is a guarantee that no matter how small or few votes a group gets, it would get a seat.

In the 2011 election there were 39 parties vying for votes. Only seven got constituency seats and eleven got proportional seats. Though Meecha will not reveal the specifics of how MMA simulations would have applied to that election, I project that with all 39 parties getting seats that the two largest parties would see a 20% loss in seats otherwise going to their party. The number of seats would have to be increased to about 600 to offset the impact on the largest parties with every party getting a seat.

And what if there were 50 parties or more? A party is simply a group with a common political objective - a neighborhood, beachbed vendors, dentists, animal lovers, motor bikers, bicyclists, street food vendors, fishermen, etc. The end result is that no one party would have a national mandate to carry out its political agenda. Mission accomplished for the junta!

That equates to 1 MP for every 140,000 citizens!

A quick internet check revealed some interesting comparisons (happy to accept corrections from anyone with better figures - I mean "statistics"):

• UK – 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. The Office for National Statistics gives the median total parliamentary electorate across constituencies of about 72,400 in England, 69,000 in Scotland, 66,800 in Northern Ireland and 56,800 in Wales.

• Canada - there were 308 members in the last Parliament (most members elected in 2011), but that number has risen to 338 following the election on Monday October 19, 2015. This equates to about 104,000 citizens per MP.

• Australia - there are currently 150 members who have been chosen at a general election to represent the interests of the community, which equated to 154,000 citizens per MP.

• Japan’s House of Representatives has 480 MPs, or a staggering 264,000 citizens per MP!

• But, it looks like the United States congressmen are the winners by a mile! The US is divided into 435 congressional districts with a population of about 710,000 each.

Maybe, if CDC Mark II is still open to divergent opinions as it says, it should see http://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/760379812

It doesn't really matter how many - career politicians only look after their own interests.

A very sweeping statement that I'm sure isn't entirely correct.