1995 Thai general election

1995 Thai general election
2 July 1995
All 391 seats in the House of Representatives
196 seats needed for a majority
Registered37,817,983
Turnout62.04% ( 0.45pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Banharn Silpa-archa Chuan Leekpai Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Party Chart Thai Democrat New Aspiration
Last election 15.76%, 77 seats 21.02%, 79 seats 14.24%, 51 seats
Seats won 92 86 57
Seat change 15 7 6
Popular vote 12,630,074 12,325,423 6,806,621
Percentage 22.83% 22.28% 12.30%
Swing 7.07pp 1.26pp 1.96 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Chatichai Choonhavan Thaksin Shinawatra Montri Pongpanich
Party National Development Palang Dharma Social Action
Last election 15.88%, 60 seats 17.96%, 47 seats 4.04%, 22 seats
Seats won 53 23 22
Seat change 7 24
Popular vote 6,612,512 4,209,135 2,201,218
Percentage 11.95% 7.61% 3.98%
Swing 3.93pp 10.35pp 0.06pp
  Seventh party
 
Leader Amnuay Virawan
Party Leading Thai
Seats won 18
Popular vote 3,474,142
Percentage 6.28%
Majority of seats won by parties by province
     Chart Thai      Democrat      New Aspiration      National Development
     Palang Dharma      Social Action      Leading Thai      Solidarity      Seritham      No majority
Prime Minister before election

Chuan Leekpai
Democrat

 Elected Prime Minister

Banharn Silpa-archa
Chart Thai

General elections were held in Thailand on 2 July 1995. The Thai Nation Party emerged as the largest party, winning 92 of the 391 seats. Voter turnout was 62%. The prevalence of vote buying in this election was considered one of the highest to date.

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