Samut prakan: NIDA Poll released the results of a poll of 69 constituencies in Samut Prakan, showing support for "Teng Natthapong" as Prime Minister and a strong likelihood that the People's Party will sweep all constituency and party-list seats. A NIDA Poll survey on the topic of "Samut Prakan's Election 2016" regarding the individual Samut Prakan residents want as Prime Minister today showed Nattapong Ruangpanyawut from the People's Party as the top choice with 31.96% of the votes, significantly ahead of Anutin Charnvirakul from the Bhumjaithai Party, who received 20.15%. 16.31% indicated they could not find a suitable candidate. Other candidates included Yotsanan Wongsawat from the Pheu Thai Party and Abhisit Vejjajiva from the Democrat Party.
According to Thai News Agency, a deeper dive into political party popularity reveals that the People's Party continues to firmly hold the top spot in the hearts of Samut Prakan voters. In the constituency-based parliamentary elections, the People's Party came in first with 42.46%, followed by the Bhumjaithai Party with 18.18% and the Pheu Thai Party with 14.62%.
Similarly, in the proportional representation (list system) polls, the People's Party continues to lead with 41.71 percent, followed by the Bhumjaithai Party with 19.12 percent and the Pheu Thai Party with 13.96 percent, respectively.