Japan held a nationwide election to the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet, on July 18, 1993. 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. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Overview

The consumption tax and the Recruit scandal seriously affected the popularity of the long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Along with the opposition MPs, members of some factions of the LDP casted a vote of no confidence against prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Then Miyazawa decided to dissolve the House of Representatives. Some LDP dissidents then left the party and formed new parties. A sales tax is a tax on consumption. ... The Recruit Scandal was an insider trading and corruption scandal that forced many prominent Japanese politicians to resign in 1988. ... The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), also known as Jiyū Minshutō (自由民主党, more often abbreviated to Jimin-tō 自民党) is the largest Japanese political party as of 2004. ... A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... Kiichi Miyazawa Kiichi Miyazawa (宮澤 喜一 Miyazawa Kiichi) (born 1919) is a Japanese politician and was the 78th Prime Minister from November 5, 1991 to August 9, 1993. ...

Results

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost its overall majority the first time since 1955 and was replaced by a 8-party alliance headed by Morihiro Hosokawa. Morihiro Hosokawa was elected prime minister. Liberal Democratic Party or Democratic Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Morihiro Hosokawa Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕 Hosokawa Morihiro, b. ...

Japanese general elections

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