Japanese general election, 1972

Japanese general election, 1972

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All 491 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 246 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kakuei Tanaka Tomomi Narita Sanzō Nosaka Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Communist Last election 288 seats, 47.6% 90 seats, 21.4% 14 seats, 6.8% Seats won 271 118 38 Seat change 17 28 24 Popular vote 24,563,199 11,478,742 5,496,827 Percentage 46.9% 21.9% 10.5% Swing 0.7% 0.5% 3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Yoshikatsu Takeiri Kasuga Ikkō Party Komeito Democratic Socialist Last election 47 seats, 10.9% 31 seats, 7.7% Seats won 29 19 Seat change 18 12 Popular vote 4,436,755 3,660,953 Percentage 8.5% 7.0% Swing 2.4% 0.7%
Prime Minister before election Kakuei Tanaka Liberal Democratic Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka Liberal Democratic

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General elections were held in Japan on 10 December 1972. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 271 of the 491 seats. ^[1] Voter turnout was 71.76%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Liberal Democratic Party	24,563,199	46.9	271	-17
Japan Socialist Party	11,478,742	21.9	118	+28
Japanese Communist Party	5,496,827	10.5	38	+24
Komeitō	4,436,755	8.5	29	-18
Democratic Socialist Party	3,660,953	7.0	19	-12
Other parties	143,019	0.3	2	+2
Independents	2,645,582	5.0	14	-2
Total	52,425,079	100	491	+5
Source: http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/27.htm

Vote share LDP   46.85% JSP   21.90% JCP   10.49% KP   8.46% DSP   6.98% Independents   5.05% Others   0.27%

Parliament seats LDP   55.19% JSP   24.03% JCP   7.74% KP   5.91% DSP   3.87% Independents   2.85% Others   0.41%

References

1. http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/27.htm