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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%.[1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Party | 18,087,006 | 31.8 | 123 | +37 |
| New Aspiration Party | 16,585,528 | 29.1 | 125 | +68 |
| National Development Party | 7,044,304 | 12.4 | 52 | -1 |
| Thai Nation Party | 5,621,890 | 9.9 | 39 | -53 |
| Social Action Party | 3,036,544 | 5.3 | 20 | -2 |
| Thai Citizen Party | 2,330,135 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Phalang Dharma Party | 1,550,170 | 2.7 | 1 | -22 |
| Solidarity Party | 1,011,299 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 708,430 | 1.2 | 4 | -7 |
| Mass Party | 680,204 | 1.2 | 2 | -1 |
| Thai Party | 164,464 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
| Liberal Democracy Party | 56,804 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Labour Party | 40,798 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 632,502 | - | - | - |
| Total | 24,070,750 | 100 | 393 | +2 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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