EC told to recalculate MP ratios

Poll workers prepare ballot boxes, together with other materials, at the Don Muang district office in Bangkok for distribution to constituency polling stations prior to the general election in Marc 2019. (Bangkok Post File Photo)

The Constitutional Court has ruled that non-Thai citizens cannot be included as part of the population in calculating the number of people to be represented by each MP.

The ruling on Friday was in response to a petition lodged against the Election Commission (EC) after several politicians and academics voiced disagreement with its methodology.