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Encyclopedia > Japanese general election, 1990

Japan held a nationwide election to the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet, on February 18, 1990. The House of Representatives (衆議院; Shugi-in) is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. ... A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... This article is about the Japanese legislature. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...


Results

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Summary of the 18 February 1990 Japanese House of Representatives election results
Alliances and parties Local seats +/- Block seats +/- Block votes % +/- Total seats +/-
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō 30,315,417 46.14% 275 -25
Socialist Party of Japan (JSP) Nihon Shakai-to 16,025,473 24.35% 136 +51
Komeito Kōmeitō 5,242,675 7.98% 45 -9
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō 5,226,987 7.96% 16 -10
Japan Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) Minsha-tō 3,178,949 4.84% 14 -12
United Socialist Democratic Party 566,957 0.86% 4 0
Progressive Party 281,793 0.43% 1 +1
Independents 4,807,524 7.32% 21 +12
Other Parties 58,536 0.09% 0 -6
Total (turnout 73.3%) 66,215,906 100.0 512
Source: Inter Parlamentary Union

 

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