Japanese House of Councillors election, 1980
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[edit] Japanese House of Councillors Election, 1980
In Japan on 16 May 1980, Japan Socialist Party (JSP) brought no-confidence motion to the Diet on corruption, proposed more defense spending and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives to withdraw its backing from the government. Unexpectedly, 69 LDP members of the Diet from Fukuda Takeo, Miki Takeo and Hidenao Nakagawa factions abstained from voting on the motion. The government was defeated by 56 votes in total of 243 and resigned. For the first time elections for the both houses of the Diet was called in June 1980. In the elections of both the houses LDP gained a perfect majority. The Election results for the upper house are shown in the table below.
[edit] Election Results
| Year | Const. | LDP | SDPJ | JCP | DSP | NLC | Komeito | Small Parties | Independents | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 1980 | National | 21 | 09 | 04 | 04 | 00 | 09 | 01 | 03 | 50 |
| Prefectural | 48 | 13 | 03 | 02 | 00 | 03 | 01 | 05 | 76 | |
| Total | 69 | 22 | 07 | 06 | 00 | 12 | 02 | 08 | 126 |
[edit] References
- About Japan Series, Changing Japanese Politics (No. 24, Foreign Press Center, Japan, 1999)
- Mahendra Prakash, Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, M.Phil. degree, Dissertation 2004, JNU Library, [1], New Delhi, INDIA (Barcode-11371)
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