1967 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 29 January 1967. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 277 of the 486 seats. Voter turnout was 73.99%.

1967 Japanese general election

29 January 1967

All 486 seats in the House of Representatives
244 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.98% (2.84pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eisaku Satō Kōzō Sasaki Suehiro Nishio
Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Democratic Socialist
Last election 54.67%, 283 seats 29.03%, 144 seats 7.37%, 23 seats
Seats won 277 140 30
Seat change 6 4 6
Popular vote 22,447,838 12,826,104 3,404,464
Percentage 48.80% 27.88% 7.40%
Swing 5.87pp 1.15pp 0.03pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Takehisa Tsuji Kenji Miyamoto
Party Kōmeitō Communist
Last election 4.01%, 5 seats
Seats won 25 5
Seat change New
Popular vote 2,472,371 2,190,564
Percentage 5.38% 4.76%
Swing New 0.75pp


Prime Minister before election

Eisaku Satō
Liberal Democratic

Prime Minister after election

Eisaku Satō
Liberal Democratic

Prime Minister Eisaku Satō had dissolved parliament in 1966, following a number of what was called Black Fog Incidents, such as the resignation of Transport Minister Seijuro Arafune and calls for greater reform in 1966. The results did not radically alter the landscape of Japanese politics, although both the government and opposition were disappointed; the Liberal Democratic Party's vote share fell below 50% for the first time ever, and the Japan Socialist Party also lost seats, with Kōzō Sasaki, who had served as Chairman, resigning a few months after the election. However, more minor opposition parties made gains. This was the first election in which Komeito ran, and won nearly 25 seats, with the DSP also seeing a gain of six seats to hit thirty. The Japanese Communist Party also saw a slight increase in vote count, though did not gain any seats.

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