Japanese general election, 1996
Japanese general election, 1996
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A general election took place in Japan on October 20, 1996. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro of the coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Party Sakigake and the Social Democratic Party won the election.
Results
The coalition government won a narrow majority in the election. The Social Democratic Party and the New Party Sakigake lost most of its seats in the House of Representatives due to the formation of coalition with the LDP. The turnout of the election was 59.65%.
e • d Summary of the 18 July 1996 Japanese House of Representatives election results[1][2][3]
| Alliances and parties |
Local constituency vote |
PR block vote |
Total seats |
+/− |
| Votes[4] |
% |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| |
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
21,836,096 |
38.63% |
169 |
18,205,955 |
32.76% |
70 |
239 |
28 |
| Social Democratic Party (SDP) |
1,240,649 |
2.19% |
4 |
3,547,240 |
6.38% |
11 |
15 |
15 |
| New Party Harbinger (NPH) |
727,644 |
1.29% |
2 |
582,093 |
1.05% |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| Ruling coalition |
23,804,389 |
42.11% |
175 |
22,335,288 |
40.19% |
81 |
256 |
6 |
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New Frontier Party (NFP) |
15,812,326 |
27.97% |
96 |
15,580,053 |
28.04% |
60 |
156 |
4 |
| Democratic Party (DPJ) |
6,001,666 |
10.62% |
17 |
8,949,190 |
16.10% |
35 |
52 |
0 |
| Japan Communist Party (JCP) |
7,096,766 |
12.55% |
2 |
7,268,743 |
13.08% |
24 |
26 |
11 |
| Democratic Reform League |
149,357 |
0.26% |
1 |
18,884 |
0.03% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Others |
1,155,108 |
2.04% |
0 |
1,417,077 |
2.55% |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Opposition parties |
30,215,223 |
53.45% |
116 |
33,233,907 |
59.81% |
119 |
235 |
2 |
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Independents |
2,508,810 |
4.44% |
9 |
– |
9 |
1 |
| Totals |
56,528,422 |
100.00% |
300 |
55,569,195 |
100.00% |
200 |
500 |
7
(electoral reform: -11
18 vacant seats) |
| Turnout |
59.65% |
59.62% |
– |
Numbers in parentheses indicate seats held before the election.
References