1992 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan in 1992. Only half of the seats in the House of Councillors were up for election.

1992 Japanese House of Councillors election

← 198923 July 19921995 →

127 of the 252 seats in the House of Councillors
127 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderKiichi MiyazawaMakoto TanabeKoshiro Ishida
PartyLiberal DemocraticSocialistKōmeitō
Last election109 seats, 27.3%66 seats, 35.1%20 seats, 10.9%
Seats after1067124
Seat changeDecrease3Increase5Increase4
Popular vote14,961,1997,981,7266,415,503
Percentage33.3%17.8%14.3%
SwingIncrease6.0%Decrease17.3%Increase3.2%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderKenji MiyamotoEiichi Nagasue
PartyCommunistDemocratic ReformDemocratic Socialist
Last election14 seats, 7.0%12 seats8 seats, 4.9%
Seats after11127
Seat changeDecrease3SteadyDecrease1
Popular vote3,532,9562,255,423
Percentage7.9%5.0%
SwingIncrease0.9%Increase0.1%

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
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LeaderMorihiro HosokawaAntonio InokiColumbia Top
PartyNew PartySports & PeaceDainiin Club
Last election1 seat, 1.8%2 seats, 2.2%
Seats after422
Seat changeNewIncrease1Steady
Popular vote3,617,2461,375,7911,321,639
Percentage8.1%3.1%2.9%
SwingNewIncrease1.3%Increase0.7%

President of the House
of Councillors
before election

Yuji Osada
Liberal Democratic

Elected President of the House
of Councillors

Bunbei Hara
Liberal Democratic

Results edit

PartyNationalConstituencySeats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsNot upWonTotal
after
+/–
Liberal Democratic Party14,961,19932.971919,711,04743.43483967106–3
Japan Socialist Party7,981,72617.59105,846,23812.8812492271+5
Kōmeitō6,415,50314.1483,550,0607.826101424+4
Japan New Party3,617,2477.974044New
Japanese Communist Party3,532,9567.7844,817,00110.6125611–3
Democratic Socialist Party2,255,4234.9731,039,9802.291347–1
Sports and Peace Party1,375,7913.031112+1
Dainiin Club1,321,6392.9111120
Democratic Reform Party4,399,6849.690120120
Other parties3,921,7228.6401,573,4003.472224
Independent4,445,7959.805358–7
Vacant1011
Total45,383,206100.005045,383,205100.00771251272520
Valid votes45,383,20695.9845,383,20595.95
Invalid/blank votes1,900,5664.021,913,8744.05
Total votes47,283,772100.0047,297,079100.00
Registered voters/turnout93,254,02550.7093,254,02550.72
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,[1][2] Tottori Prefecture, National Diet

By constituency edit

ConstituencyTotal
seats
Seats won
LDPJSPKōmeitōJCPJNPDSPSPPDCOthersInd.
Aichi3111
Akita11
Aomori11
Chiba211
Ehime11
Fukui11
Fukuoka3111
Fukushima22
Gifu11
Gunma22
Hiroshima211
Hokkaido41111
Hyōgo3111
Ibaraki211
Ishikawa11
Iwate11
Kagawa11
Kagoshima211
Kanagawa211
Kōchi11
Kumamoto211
Kyoto211
Mie11
Miyagi11
Miyazaki11
Nagano211
Nagasaki11
Nara11
Niigata211
Ōita11
Okinawa11
Okayama211
Osaka3111
Saga11
Saitama321
Shiga11
Shimane11
Shizuoka211
Tochigi22
Tokushima11
Tokyo41111
Tottori11
Toyama11
Wakayama11
Yamagata11
Yamaguchi11
Yamanashi11
National501910844311
Total1276822146441125

References edit

  1. ^ Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine 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)". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Archived from the original on 2006-01-04.