1983 Japanese general election

The Japanese general election, 1983 was an election held in Japan in 1983 for the House of Representatives.

1983 Japanese general election

18 December 1983
All 511 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 256 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.94% (6.63%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Yasuhiro Nakasone Masashi Ishibashi Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Leader since 25 November 1982 7 September 1983 13 February 1967 Last election 284 seats, 47.88% 107 seats, 19.31% 33 seats, 9.03% Seats won 250 112 58 Seat change 34 5 25 Popular vote 25,982,785 11,065,082 5,745,751 Percentage 45.76% 19.49% 10.12% Swing 2.12% 0.18% 1.09%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Sasaki Ryōsaku Sanzō Nosaka Seiichi Tagawa Party Democratic Socialist Communist New Liberal Leader since February 1979 Last election 32 seats, 6.60% 29 seats, 9.83% 12 seats, 2.99% Seats won 38 26 8 Seat change 6 3 4 Popular vote 4,129,907 5,302,485 1,341,584 Percentage 7.27% 9.34% 2.36% Swing 0.67% 0.49% 0.63%   Seventh party   Leader Hideo Den Party Socialist Democratic Leader since March 1987 Last election 3 seats, 0.68% Seats won 3 Seat change 0 Popular vote 381,045 Percentage 0.63% Swing 0.05%
Prime Minister before election Yasuhiro Nakasone Liberal Democratic Prime Minister-designate Yasuhiro Nakasone Liberal Democratic

Election results

 Summary of the 18 December 1983 Japanese House of Representatives election results[1][2]

Parties		Candidates	Votes[3]	%	Seats	+/- (last election)
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	339	25,982,785	45.76%	250	34
	Japanese Socialist Party (JSP)	144	11,065,082	19.49%	112	5
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	129	5,302,485	9.34%	26	3
	Justice Party	59	5,745,751	10.12%	58	25
	Democratic Socialist Party (DSP)	54	4,129,907	7.27%	38	6
	New Liberal Club (NLC)	17	1,341,584	2.36%	8	4
	Social Democratic Federation (SDF)	4	381,045	0.67%	3	0
	Center-left opposition	134	11,598,287	20.43%	107	27
	Others	18	62,323	0.11%	0	0
	Independents	84	2,768,735	4.88%	16	5
Totals (Turnout 67.9%)		848	56,779,697	100.00%	511	0

Vote share LDP   45.76% JSP   19.49% KP   10.12% JCP   9.34% DSP   7.27% NLC   2.36% SDF   0.67% Independents   4.88% Others   0.11%

Parliament seats LDP   48.92% JSP   21.92% KP   11.35% DSP   7.44% JCP   5.09% NLC   1.57% SDF   0.59% Independents   3.13%

References

• http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn83par.html%5B%5D

1. Interparliamentary Union (IPU), 1983 House of Representatives election
2. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Statistics Department, Long-term statistics, chapter 27: Public servants and elections, sections 27-7 to 27-10 Elections for the House of Representatives
3. Fractional votes rounded to full numbers