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16 การศึกษาความเคลื่อนไหวทางการเมืองและพฤติกรรมการเลือกตั้ง สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร 2562 จังหวัดสระแก้ว

1. Factors from the then-current political situation in Thailand, which was governed

by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under a cabinet composed
mostly of soldiers. At the beginning, Thais accepted the NCPO because they

thought it would be good and peaceful for the country. As time passed by, they
tended to get tired of the government’s management processes, which seemed

unsuccessful, for instance, problems of economic management, and depressed
agriculture and production. This dissatisfaction drove the urgent need for a general

election.

2. The change in political polarization in the group of ascendant politicians called
“Ban-Yai Sakeaw” who have controlled Sakeaw for ages.There is one political

family that has worked for Sakeaw from generation to generation. Sakeaw has three
seats in the House of Representatives, and all three are usually won by members

of this family. In the last general election, however, two members separated
themselves from their uncle’s party and worked with the opposition party. Clearly,

the problems between opponents draw attention from local people and make them
show more interest in the political process.

3. Election law factors are related to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand
No. 20 and the Organic Law on Political Parties. New laws concerning elections

were established, for instance there would be a single ballot that would count as
a vote for both for the MP and the party; consequently, if a party does not have

an eligible candidate in a constituency, people there cannot vote for that party.
The single ballot also confused people, and some did not even know that there

was only one ballot paper.

4. Change is needed regarding the general election factors. Obviously, people in
Sakeaw really want to see and change the way of politics here. The political

power in Sakeaw has been monopolized by one group. The policies from the
group called “young blood” meet people’s need more than populist policies. Local

people also agree to that political polarization is changing, because they usually
vote for individual politicians, not the party. Local people need a person who is

easily reachable and will always be there when they have problems. Even though
these individual politicians may switch parties, the people will still vote for them.