1968 Japanese House of Councillors election













Japanese House of Councillors election, 1968







← 1965
July 7, 1968
1971 →


125 (of the 250) seats in the House of Councillors
126 seats needed for a majority






































































































 
First party
Second party
Third party
 

Eisaku Sato 1960.jpg


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Leader

Eisaku Satō

Tomomi Narita

Yoshikatsu Takeiri
Party

Liberal Democratic

Socialist

Komeito
Seats after

137
65
24
Seat change

Decrease3

Decrease8

Increase4
Popular vote

20,120,089
8,542,199
6,656,771
Percentage

46.7%
19.8%
15.5%
Swing

Decrease0.5%

Decrease3.6%

Increase1.8%

 
Fourth party
Fifth party
 

NISHIO Suehiro.jpg

Leader

Suehiro Nishio

Sanzō Nosaka
Party

Democratic Socialist

Communist
Seats after
10
7
Seat change

Increase3

Increase3
Popular vote
2,578,581
2,146,879
Percentage
6.0%
5.0%
Swing

Increase0.1%

Increase0.6%








President of the House of Councillors before election

Kenzō Kōno
Liberal Democratic



President of the House of Councillors-designate

Ken Yasui
Liberal Democratic









































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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 7 July 1968,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.



Results












































































































Party
Constituency
National
Total
seats
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Liberal Democratic Party 19,405,546 44.9 48 20,120,089 46.7 21 69
Japan Socialist Party 12,617,680 29.2 16 8,542,199 19.8 12 28
Japanese Communist Party 3,577,179 8.3 1 2,146,879 5.0 3 4
Democratic Socialist Party 3,010,089 7.0 3 2,578,581 6.0 4 7
Komeitō 2,632,528 6.1 4 6,656, 771 15.5 9 13
Other parties 106,587 0.2 0 157,501 0.4 0 0
Independents 1,910,371 4.4 3 2,872,279 6.7 2 5
Invalid/blank votes - - - - -
Total 43,259,980 100 75 43,074,298 100 51
126
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications


References





  1. ^ Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications










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