Lamphun had highest voter turnout in general election

A voter at a polling station in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, to cast an early ballot on May 7. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
A voter at a polling station in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, to cast an early ballot on May 7. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

Lamphun province in the North had the highest voter turnout, 86.25%, at the May 14 general election, with the nationwide figure 75.71%, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.

Countrywide, there were 52,195,920 eligible voters in the election, and 39,514,973 (75.71%) cast their ballots.

The commission said 37,190,071 (94.12%) of the ballots cast in the constituency system were valid; 1,457,899 ( 3.69%) were invalid; and 866,885 (2.19%) opted for “no vote”.

Provinces ranked 1-10 in terms of voter turnout:

 1. Lamphun 86.25% (287,556 from 333,392 eligible voters)
 2. Phetchaburi 84.52% (328,578 from 388,760)
 3. Phatthalung 84.46% (352,577 from 417,460)
 4. Nakhon Pathom 83.52% (617,774 from 739,715)
 5. Chachoengsao (477,004 from 875,796) and Ratchaburi (565,364 from 682,471), both 82.84%
 6. Nakhon Nayok 82.69% (173,608 from 209,959)
 7. Saraburi 82.58% (420,663 from 509,408)
 8. Krabi 82.53% (294,873 from 357,264)
 9.  Ayutthaya 82.30% (546,348 from 663,820)
10. Songkhla 82.01% (899,221 from 1,096,442)

Elsewhere, Bangkok’s voter turnout was 74.26%, Chiang Mai 81.98%, Nakhon Ratchasima 76.29% and Phuket 75.05%.