Japanese general election, 1969

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General elections were held in Japan on 27 December 1969. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 300 of the 486 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 68.5%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Liberal Democratic Party 23,056,391 49.1 300 +20
Japan Socialist Party 10,074,100 21.4 90 -51
Komeitō 5,124,666 10.9 47 +22
Democratic Socialist Party 3,695,555 7.9 32 +2
Japanese Communist Party 3,199,031 6.8 14 +9
Other parties 81,373 0.2 0 0
Independents 1,758,777 3.7 3 -2
Invalid/blank votes 452,507 - - -
Total 47,442,400 100 486 0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p382 ISBN 0199249598