| Election Name: | 1996 United Malays National Organisation leadership election |
| Country: | Malaysia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 United Malays National Organisation leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United Malays National Organisation leadership election |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Election Date: | 10 October 1996 |
| Candidate1: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Popular Vote1: | won uncontested |
| President of UMNO | |
| Before Election: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Posttitle: | President of UMNO |
| After Election: | Mahathir Mohamad |
A leadership election was held by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party on 10 October 1996. It was won by incumbent Prime Minister and President of UMNO, Mahathir Mohamad.
| Candidate | Delegates' votes | Division nominated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman Ninam Shah | 1,498 votes | ||
| 359 votes |
| Candidate | Delegates' votes | Division nominated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoib Ahmad | 1,357 votes | ||
| 400 votes | |||
| 100 votes |
| Candidate | Delegates' votes (max. 3) | Division nominated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak | 1,483 votes | ||
| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 1,053 votes | ||
| Muhammad Muhammad Taib | 1,045 votes | ||
| 696 votes | |||
| 653 votes | |||
| 545 votes | |||
| 111 votes |
| Candidate | Delegates' votes (max. 25) | Division nominated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Hamid Othman | 1,517 votes | ||
| Abdul Ghani Othman | 1,486 votes | ||
| Mustapa Mohamed | 1,484 votes | ||
| Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam | 1,428 votes | ||
| Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani | 1,382 votes | ||
| Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor | 1,354 votes | ||
| Mohd Khalil Yaakob | 1,266 votes | ||
| Affifudin Omar | 1,222 votes | ||
| Shahidan Kassim | 1,178 votes | ||
| Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali | 1,172 votes | ||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 1,153 votes | ||
| Wan Mokhtar Ahmad | 1,152 votes | ||
| Ibrahim Saad | 1,148 votes | ||
| Hasan Arifin | 1,118 votes | ||
| Osu Sukam | 1,104 votes | ||
| Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman | 1,056 votes | ||
| Suleiman Mohamed | 1,021 votes | ||
| Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | 1,018 votes | ||
| Mohd Shafie Apdal | 1,005 votes | ||
| Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunus | 984 votes | ||
| Megat Junid Megat Ayub | 976 votes | ||
| Zaleha Ismail | 960 votes | ||
| Salleh Said Keruak | 954 votes | ||
| Abu Hassan Omar | 954 votes | ||
| Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | 915 votes | ||
| 889 votes | |||
| 886 votes | |||
| 864 votes | |||
| 836 votes | |||
| 741 votes | |||
| 713 votes | |||
| 673 votes | |||
| 658 votes | |||
| 651 votes | |||
| 650 votes | |||
| 619 votes | |||
| 541 votes | |||
| 513 votes | |||
| 502 votes | |||
| 487 votes | |||
| 465 votes | |||
| 463 votes | |||
| 450 votes | |||
| 350 votes | |||
| 335 votes | |||
| 298 votes | |||
| 242 votes | |||
| 212 votes | |||
| 211 votes | |||
| 200 votes | |||
| 198 votes | |||
| 159 votes | |||
| 111 votes | |||
| 94 votes | |||
| 82 votes |