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General elections were held in Japan on 5 December 1976. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 260 of the 511 seats,[1] but the election was overshadowed by the Lockheed bribery scandals. Voter turnout was 73.4%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party | 24,458,312 | 43.2 | 260 | -24 |
| Japan Socialist Party | 11,713,008 | 20.7 | 124 | +6 |
| Komeitō | 6,290,829 | 11.1 | 56 | +27 |
| Japanese Communist Party | 6,032,887 | 10.7 | 19 | -21 |
| Democratic Socialist Party | 3,554,075 | 6.3 | 29 | +9 |
| New Liberal Club | 2,436,270 | 4.3 | 18 | New |
| Other parties | 34,411 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 2,092,973 | 3.7 | 5 | +5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 619,227 | - | - | - |
| Total | 57,231,992 | 100 | 511 | +20 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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