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1979 Japanese general election information


1979 Japanese general election
1979 Japanese general election
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All 511 seats in the House of Representatives of Japan
256 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.0% (Decrease5.4%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Masayoshi Ōhira Ichio Asukata Yoshikatsu Takeiri
Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Kōmeitō
Leader since 1 December 1978 13 December 1977 13 February 1967
Last election 249 seats, 43.2% 123 seats, 21.9% 55 seats, 10.9%
Seats won 248 107 57
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease16 Increase2
Popular vote 24,084,131 10,643,450 5,282,683
Percentage 44.59% 19.71% 9.78%
Swing Increase1.4pp Decrease2.2pp Decrease1.1pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Kenji Miyamoto Sasaki Ryōsaku Yōhei Kōno
Party Communist Democratic Socialist New Liberal Club
Leader since 1 August 1958 June 1976
Last election 17 seats, 10.4% 29 seats, 6.3% 17 seats, 4.2%
Seats won 39 35 4
Seat change Increase22 Increase6 Decrease13
Popular vote 5,625,528 3,663,692 1,631,812
Percentage 10.4% 6.78% 3.02%
Swing Steady Increase0.5pp Decrease1.2pp

  Seventh party
 
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Leader Hideo Den
Party Socialist Democratic
Leader since March 1978
Last election
Seats won 2
Seat change New
Popular vote 368,660
Percentage 0.68%
Swing New


Prime Minister before election

Masayoshi Ōhira
Liberal Democratic

Prime Minister after election

Masayoshi Ōhira
Liberal Democratic

General elections were held in Japan on 7 October 1979 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Ōhira Masayoshi's announcement that a consumption (sales) tax would be imposed was a hot-button issue in the run-up to the election. Facing widespread public disapproval, the prime minister abandoned the tax proposal.[1] The prime minister's party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), ended up losing one seat, while the Japan Communist Party experienced a surge in voter support and its best ever electoral result, which mostly came at the expense of the Japan Socialist Party and the LDP-breakaway New Liberal Club.

This was the first election in the LDP's history in which the party increased its share of the popular vote compared to the previous election.

  1. ^ "The Political History of Japan's Consumption Tax". nippon.com. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-12.

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