1983 Japanese House of Councillors election

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan on 26 June 1983. The House of Councillors elections were won by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

1983 Japanese House of Councillors election

26 June 1983
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors 127 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Yasuhiro Nakasone Masashi Ishibashi Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Last election 135 seats, 42.5% 47 seats, 13.1% 26 seats, 11.9% Seats after 137 44 27 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 16,441,437 7,590,331 7,314,465 Percentage 35.3% 16.3% 15.7% Swing 7.2% 3.2% 3.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Sanzō Nosaka Sasaki Ryōsaku Seiichi Tagawa Party Communist Democratic Socialist New Liberal Last election 12 seats, 7.3% 11 seats, 6.0% 3 seats, 0.6% Seats after 14 12 2 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 4,163,877 3,888,429 1,239,169 Percentage 8.9% 8.4% 2.7% Swing 1.6% 2.4% 2.1%
President of the House of Councillors before election Masatoshi Tokunaga Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Matsuo Kimura Liberal Democratic

Results

Party	PR seats	District seats	Total Elected 1983	Total
Liberal Democratic Party	19	49	68	137
Social Democratic Party	9	13	22	44
Komeito	8	6	14	26
Communist Party	5	2	7	14
Democratic Socialist Party	4	2	6	11
New Liberal Club	1	1	2	2
Others	4	2	6	6
Independents	0	1	1	9
Vacant				3
Total	50	76	126	252

References

• About Japan Series (1999), Changing Japanese Politics, No. 24, Tokyo: Foreign Press Center.
• Mahendra Prakash (2004), Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, New Delhi: JNU.
• http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn83par.html%5B%5D