| Country: | Thailand |
| Previous Election: | 1975 |
| Next Election: | 1979 |
| Seats For Election: | All 279 seats in the House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 140 |
| Election Date: | 4 April 1976 |
| Registered: | 20,623,430 |
| Turnout: | 43.99% |
| Party1: | Democrat Party (Thailand) |
| Percentage1: | 25.31 |
| Seats1: | 114 |
| Last Election1: | 72 |
| Party2: | Thai Nation Party |
| Percentage2: | 17.49 |
| Seats2: | 56 |
| Last Election2: | 28 |
| Party3: | Social Action Party |
| Percentage3: | 17.45 |
| Seats3: | 45 |
| Last Election3: | 18 |
| Party4: | Social Justice Party (Thailand) |
| Percentage4: | 9.20 |
| Seats4: | 28 |
| Last Election4: | 45 |
| Party5: | New Force Party |
| Percentage5: | 6.81 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Last Election5: | 12 |
| Party6: | People's Force (Thailand) |
| Percentage6: | 3.98 |
| Seats6: | 3 |
| Last Election6: | 2 |
| Party7: | Social Agrarian Party |
| Percentage7: | 3.59 |
| Seats7: | 9 |
| Last Election7: | 19 |
| Party8: | Social Nationalist Party |
| Percentage8: | 3.42 |
| Seats8: | 8 |
| Last Election8: | 16 |
| Party9: | Socialist Party of Thailand |
| Percentage9: | 1.91 |
| Seats9: | 2 |
| Last Election9: | 15 |
| Party10: | Dharmacracy Party (Thailand) |
| Percentage10: | 1.41 |
| Seats10: | 1 |
| Last Election10: | New |
| Party11: | Thai Protection Party |
| Percentage11: | 1.19 |
| Seats11: | 1 |
| Last Election11: | New |
| Party12: | United Democratic Front (Thailand) |
| Percentage12: | 1.05 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Last Election12: | New |
| Party13: | Socialist Front (Thailand) |
| Percentage13: | 0.93 |
| Seats13: | 1 |
| Last Election13: | 10 |
| Party14: | Labour Party (Thailand) |
| Percentage14: | 0.86 |
| Seats14: | 1 |
| Last Election14: | 0 |
| Party15: | Social Thai Party |
| Percentage15: | 0.67 |
| Seats15: | 1 |
| Last Election15: | New |
| Party16: | Provincial Development Party |
| Percentage16: | 0.53 |
| Seats16: | 2 |
| Last Election16: | 1 |
| Party17: | New Siam Party |
| Percentage17: | 0.39 |
| Seats17: | 1 |
| Last Election17: | New |
| Party18: | Democracy (Thailand) |
| Percentage18: | 0.32 |
| Seats18: | 1 |
| Last Election18: | 2 |
| Party19: | Social Progress Party (Thailand) |
| Percentage19: | 0.13 |
| Seats19: | 1 |
| Last Election19: | New |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Kukrit Pramoj |
| Before Party: | Social Action |
| After Election: | Seni Pramoj |
| After Party: | Democrat Party (Thailand) |
Early general elections were held in Thailand on 4 April 1976 after the House of Representatives had been dissolved prematurely on 12 January.[1] A total of 2,350 candidates representing 39 parties contested the election, although voter turnout was only 44.0%.[2] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 114 of the 279 seats.