Senator and Senate Speaker
Manoonkrit ran for the seat of Senator of Saraburi province in 4 March 2001. He won 140,000 votes, but was disqualified after being accused of buying votes. Manoonkrit won again in the second round of voting on 29 April. His victory was later endorsed due to lack of evidence of fraud.
Manoonkrit won a majority 114 votes in a secret ballot over three other candidates for Speaker of the 200-member Senate.
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