1995 Thai general election

General elections were held in Thailand on 2 July 1995. The result was a victory for the Thai Nation Party, which won 92 of the 391 seats. Voter turnout was 62.0%. The prevalence of vote buying in this election was considered one of the highest to date.

1995 Thai general election
2 July 1995
All 391 seats in the House of Representatives
196 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.04%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Chart Thai Banharn Silpa-archa 22.83 92 +15
Democrat Chuan Leekpai 22.28 86 +7
New Aspiration Chavalit Yongchaiyudh 12.30 57 +6
National Development Chatichai Choonhavan 11.95 53 −7
Palang Dharma Thaksin Shinawatra 7.61 23 −24
Leading Thai Amnuay Virawan 6.28 18 New
Thai Citizen Samak Sundaravej 4.48 18 +15
Social Action Montri Pongpanich 3.98 22 +22
Seritham Arthit Ourairat 3.10 11 +3
Solidarity Chaiyot Sasomsap 2.46 8 +8
Mass Party Chalerm Yubamrung 2.37 3 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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 Prime Minister after
Chuan Leekpai
Democrat		 Banharn Silpa-archa
Chart Thai
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