PEOPLE’ S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AFFECETING 2019 GENERAL ELECTION AT SIBUNRUANG DISTRICT, NONG BUA LAMPHU PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this thesis were: 1. To study the level of people's participation affecting the election 2. To compare the level of people's participation affecting the election classified by individual factors 3. To study the problem of people's political participation in the 2019 elections, Sibunruang District Nong Bua Lamphu Province It is a combined research method. Data were collected from a sample of 398 people, which were randomly sampled from a total population of 109,771 people using questionnaires as a tool. Descriptive and inferential data analysis with statistical package. The qualitative research used in-depth interviews with 9 key informants or people using descriptive content analysis.

Findings were as follows: 1. the people's political participation which influenced elections was at a high level. The mean was 4.12 2. The comparison results showed that People of different sexes, ages, occupations, and incomes resulting in political participation in elections different overall 3. The problem of political participation of the people affecting the election revealed that the people had incomplete and continuous perception of information. As a result, people do not have time to follow political information and lack participation in political activities.