1995 Thai general election

none Thailand parliamentary September 1992 Thai general election September 1992 1996 Thai general election 1996 All 391 seats in the House of Representatives 196 2 July 1995 37,817,983 62.04% ( 0.45pp) Banharn Silpa-archa (cropped).jpg 160 120 160 0 10 Banharn Silpa-archa Thai Nation Party 15.76%, 77 seats 92 15 12,630,074 22.83% 7.07pp Chuan Likphai 1993 cropped.jpg 140 120 160 0 10 Chuan Leekpai Democrat Party (Thailand) 21.02%, 79 seats 86 7 12,325,423 22.28% 1.26pp Chavalit Yongchaiyudh.jpg 150 120 160 0 20 Chavalit Yongchaiyudh New Aspiration Party 14.24%, 51 seats 57 6,806,621 12.30% 6 1.96 pp Chatichai Choonhavan-George Bush meeting (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Chatichai Choonhavan National Development Party (Thailand) 15.88%, 60 seats 53 7 6,612,512 11.95% 3.93pp Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra 2001 portrait cropped.jpg 160 120 160 0 17 Palang Dharma Party 17.96%, 47 seats 23 24 4,209,135 7.61% 10.35pp Montri Phongphanit.jpg 150 120 160 5 10 Montri Pongpanich Social Action 4.04%, 22 seats 22 2,201,218 3.98% 0.06pp Amnuay Viravan.jpg 160 120 160 0 17 Amnuay Virawan Leading Thai 18 3,474,142 6.28% 1995 Thailand Election Result Map.png Majority of seats won by parties by province#E90080Chart Thai #00A1F1Democrat #ffff00New Aspiration #FFAE41National Development#175294Palang Dharma #02008cSocial Action #deb887Leading Thai #008000Solidarity #ff0000Seritham Party (1992) th พรรคเสรีธรรม (พ.ศ. 2535) Seritham grayNo majority Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai Democrat Party (Thailand) Banharn Silpa-archa Thai Nation Party 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%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p286 0-19-924959-8 The prevalence of vote buying in this election was considered one of the highest to date.Ruth McVey Of Greed and Violence and Other Signs of Progress Money and Power in Provincial Thailand NIAS Press 2000 27 Results File:19th Thailand House of Representatives composition (1995).svg Thai Nation Party 12630074 92 +15 Democrat Party 12325423 86 +7 New Aspiration Party 6806621 57 +6 National Development Party 6612504 53 –7 Palang Dharma Party 4209135 23 –24 Leading Thai Party th พรรคนำไทย 3474142 18 New Thai Citizen Party 2476218 18 +15 Social Action Party 2201218 22 0 Seritham Party (1992) th พรรคเสรีธรรม (พ.ศ. 2535) Seritham Party 1716786 11 +3 Solidarity Party 1361719 8 0 Mass Party 1309381 3 –1 Safeguard Thai Party 195835 0 New +31 22784030 678716 37817983 Nohlen et al. Further reading William A. Callahan Duncan McCargo Duncan McCargo Vote-Buying in Thailand's Northeast: The July 1995 General Election Asian Survey 36 4 1996 376–392 10.2307/2645405 2645405 David Murray The 1995 National Election in Thailand Asian Survey 36 1996 361–375 10.2307/2645404 2645404 References Thailand Category:1995 elections in Thailand Category:General elections in Thailand