1995 Thai general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Thailand

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = September 1992 Thai general election

| previous_year = September 1992

| next_election = 1996 Thai general election

| next_year = 1996

| seats_for_election = All 391 seats in the House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 196

| election_date = 2 July 1995

| registered = 37,817,983

| turnout = 62.04% ({{increase}} 0.45pp)

| image1 = Banharn Silpa-archa (cropped).jpg|

| leader1 = Banharn Silpa-archa

| party1 = Thai Nation Party

| last_election1 = 15.76%, 77 seats

| seats1 = 92

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 15

| popular_vote1 = 12,630,074

| percentage1 = 22.83%

| swing1 = {{increase}}7.07pp

| image2 = Chuan Leekpai 1999 cropped.jpg

| leader2 = Chuan Leekpai

| party2 = Democrat Party (Thailand)

| last_election2 = 21.02%, 79 seats

| seats2 = 86

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 7

| popular_vote2 = 12,325,423

| percentage2 = 22.28%

| swing2 = {{increase}}1.26pp

| image3 = Carlos Menem with Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (cropped).jpg

| leader3 = {{nowrap|Chavalit Yongchaiyudh}}

| party3 = New Aspiration Party

| last_election3 = 14.24%, 51 seats

| seats3 = 57

| popular_vote3 = 6,806,621

| percentage3 = 12.30%

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}6

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.96 pp

| image4 = Chatichai Choonhavan.jpg

| leader4 = {{nowrap|Chatichai Choonhavan}}

| party4 = National Development Party (Thailand)

| last_election4 = 15.88%, 60 seats

| seats4 = 53

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}7

| popular_vote4 = 6,612,512

| percentage4 = 11.95%

| swing4 = {{decrease}}3.93pp

| leader5 = {{nowrap|Thaksin Shinawatra}}

| image5 = Thaksin crop.jpg

| party5 = Palang Dharma Party

| last_election5 = 17.96%, 47 seats

| seats5 = 23

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 24

| popular_vote5 = 4,209,135

| percentage5 = 7.61%

| swing5 = {{Decrease}}10.35pp

| image6 = Montri Phongphanit.jpg

| leader6 = Montri Pongpanich

| party6 = Social Action

| last_election6 = 4.04%, 22 seats

| seats6 = 22

| seat_change6 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote6 = 2,201,218

| percentage6 = 3.98%

| swing6 = {{decrease}} 0.06pp

| image7 = Amnuay Viravan.jpg

| leader7 = Amnuay Virawan

| party7 = Leading Thai

| last_election7 =

| seats7 = 18

| seat_change7 =

| popular_vote7 = 3,474,142

| percentage7 = 6.28%

| swing7 =

| map_image = 1995 Thailand Election Result Map.png

| map_caption = Majority of seats won by parties by province
{{legend0|#E90080}}Chart Thai {{legend0|#00A1F1}}Democrat {{legend0|#ffff00}}New Aspiration {{legend0|#FFAE41}}National Development
{{legend0|#175294}}Palang Dharma {{legend0|#02008c}}Social Action {{legend0|#deb887}}Leading Thai {{legend0|#008000}}Solidarity {{legend0|#ff0000}}{{ill|Seritham Party (1992)|th|พรรคเสรีธรรม (พ.ศ. 2535)|lt=Seritham}} {{legend0|gray}}No majority

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Chuan Leekpai

| before_party = Democrat Party (Thailand)

| after_election = Banharn Silpa-archa

| after_party = 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 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}} The prevalence of vote buying in this election was considered one of the highest to date.{{Citation |author=Ruth McVey |title=Of Greed and Violence and Other Signs of Progress |work=Money and Power in Provincial Thailand |publisher=NIAS Press |year=2000 |page=27}}