Political Participation Behavior in Election the Members of Phrae Provincial Administrative Organization Council Members in Thungnao Sub-District, Song District, Phrae Province

Abstract

This Article aimed to study (1) to study the level of political participation behavior of the people in the election of members of the Phrae administrative organization council in Tung Nao Sub-district, Song District, Phrae Province (2) to study the relationship between the principle of Aparihāniyadhamma 7 and the political participation behavior of the people in the election of members of the Phrae administrative organization council in Tung Nao Sub-district, Song District, Phrae Province (3) to study the problems of obstacles, and suggestions on the behavior of the people's political participation in the election of members of the Parliament of the Provincial Administrative Organization Phrae in Tung Nao Sub-district, Song District, Phrae Province. This research is mixed methods research, including quantitative research using exploratory research methods from the questionnaire distribution with 352 people. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation and the Pearson correlation coefficient and qualitative research using in-depth interview with key Informants 13 people, analyze key informant interviews by using content analysis techniques for context. The research results were found as follows;

1) The level of political participation behavior of the people in the election of members of the Phrae administrative organization council in Tung Nao Sub-district, Song District, Phrae Province, with the overall being very high (   = 3.69).

2) The relationship between the principle of Aparihāniyadhamma 7 and the political participation behavior of the people in the election of members of the Phrae administrative organization council in Tung Nao Sub-district, Song District, Phrae Province, overall, has a relatively small positive correlation (r = .233**).

3) The problem of obstacles was found that as the spread of the 2019 Corona virus infection disease caused inconvenience in exercising voting rights, the availability of polling agencies, public relations were not clear, suggestions were made. It was found that it should be publicized through online media explaining about the procedures for exercising voting rights in accordance with the measures to prevent the spread of the Corona virus infection disease 2019 and that a virtual video of actual elections should be provided to the public studied through various social media.