Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998

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Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan in 1998.

Note that because of the circumstances around the creation of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), it held seats in the House of Councillors without having won them in the prior election. Many of them were former members of the New Frontier Party.

[edit] Results

Party Held Over Newly Elected Total Seats
Liberal Democratic Party 54 44 102
Democratic Party 20 27 47
New Komeito 13 9 22
Liberal Party 6 6 12
Communist Party 8 15 23
Social Democratic Party of Japan 8 5 13
New Party Harbinger 3 0 3
Reformers Network Party 3 0 3
Second Chamber Club 1 0 1
Independents 26 0 26
Total 252

[edit] References

http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn98par.html