1996 Thai general election

1996 Thai general election
17 November 1996
All 393 seats in the House of Representatives
197 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,564,593
Turnout62.42% ( 0.38pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Chuan Leekpai Chatichai Choonhavan
Party New Aspiration Democrat National Development
Last election 12.30%, 57 seats 22.28%, 86 seats 11.95%, 53 seats
Seats won 125 123 52
Seat change 68 37 1
Popular vote 16,585,528 18,007,006 7,044,304
Percentage 29.14% 31.78% 12.38%
Swing 16.84pp 9.50pp 0.43pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Banharn Silpa-archa Montri Pongpanich
Party Chart Thai Social Action
Last election 22.83%, 92 seats 3.98%, 22 seats
Seats won 39 20
Seat change 53 2
Popular vote 5,621,890 3,036,544
Percentage 9.88% 5.33%
Swing 12.95pp 1.35pp
Majority of seats won by parties by province
     New Aspiration      Democrat      National Development      Chart Thai
     Social Action      Solidarity      Thai Citizen      No majority
Prime Minister before election

Banharn Silpa-archa
Chart Thai

 Elected Prime Minister

Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
New Aspiration

Early general elections were held in Thailand on 17 November 1996. The result was a victory for the New Aspiration Party, which won 125 of the 393 seats, despite winning fewer votes than the Democrat Party. Voter turnout was 62.4%.

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