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1983 Japanese House of Councillors election

FieldValue
election_name1983 Japanese House of Councillors election
countryJapan
flag_year1870
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1980 Japanese House of Councillors election
previous_year1980
next_election1986 Japanese House of Councillors election
next_year1986
seats_for_election126 of the 252 seats in the House of Councillors
majority_seats127
image_size150x150px
election_date26 June 1983
1blankConstituency vote
2blank% and swing
3blankNational vote
4blank% and swing
image1Yasuhiro Nakasone.jpg
leader1Yasuhiro Nakasone
party1Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
last_election1135 seats
seats168
seats_after1137
seat_change12
1data119,975,034
2data143.24% (0.03pp)
3data116,441,437
4data135.33%
image2Masashi Ishibashi.jpg
leader2Masashi Ishibashi
party2Japan Socialist Party
last_election247 seats
seats222
seats_after244
seat_change23
1data211,217,515
2data224.28% (1.85pp)
3data27,590,331
4data216.31%
image3Yoshikatsu-Takeiri-3.png
leader3Yoshikatsu Takeiri
party3Kōmeitō (1962–1998)
last_election326 seats
seats314
seats_after326
seat_change30
1data33,615,995
2data37.83% (2.86pp)
3data37,314,465
4data315.72%
image4Kenji Miyamoto (cropped).jpg
leader4Kenji Miyamoto
party4Japanese Communist Party
last_election412 seats
seats47
seats_after414
seat_change42
1data44,859,334
2data410.52% (1.21pp)
3data44,163,877
4data48.95%
image5Ryosaku-Sasaki-1.png
leader5Sasaki Ryōsaku
party5Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
last_election511 seats
seats56
seats_after511
seat_change50
1data52,638,780
2data55.71% (0.57pp)
3data53,888,429
4data58.36%
leader6Seiichi Tagawa
party6New Liberal Club
last_election62 seats
seats62
seats_after62
seat_change60
1data6563,811
2data61.22% (0.60pp)
3data61,239,169
4data62.66%
map_image[[File:1983 Japanese House of Councillors election - Map.svg350px]]
map_captionResults of the election, showing the winning candidates in each prefecture and the national PR block.
titlePresident of the House
of Councillors
before_electionMasatoshi Tokunaga
before_partyLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)
after_electionMatsuo Kimura
after_partyLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)

of Councillors](list-of-speakers-of-the-house-of-councillors-japan) House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 26 June 1983. The result was a victory for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 126 seats up for election, retaining its majority in the House.

Results

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By constituency

ConstituencyTotal
seatsSeats wonLDPJSPKōmeitōJCPDSPNPSMNLCJWPDCOthersInd.Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"Japan Socialist Party}};"Kōmeitō (1962–1998)}};"Japanese Communist Party}};"Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)}};"New Liberal Club}};"Dainiin Club}};"Independent}};"Aichi3Akita1Aomori1Chiba2Ehime1Fukui1Fukuoka3Fukushima2Gifu1Gunma2Hiroshima2Hokkaido4Hyōgo3Ibaraki2Ishikawa1Iwate1Kagawa1Kagoshima2Kanagawa2Kōchi1Kumamoto2Kyoto2Mie1Miyagi1Miyazaki1Nagano2Nagasaki1Nara1Niigata2Ōita1Okinawa1Okayama2Osaka3Saga1Saitama2Shiga1Shimane1Shizuoka2Tochigi2Tokushima1Tokyo4Tottori1Toyama1Wakayama1Yamagata1Yamaguchi1Yamanashi1National50Total12668221476221121
111
1
1
11
1
1
111
11
1
2
11
22
111
11
1
1
1
11
11
1
2
11
1
1
1
11
1
1
11
1
1
11
111
1
11
1
1
2
11
1
1111
1
1
1
1
1
1
1998542111

References

References

  1. [http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-13.xls Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004)] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-03-23 [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]])
  2. "27-11 Allotted Number, Candidates, Eligible Voters as of Election Day, Voters and Voting Percentages of Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947-2004)".
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