1980 Japanese general election

1980 Japanese general election
22 June 1980
All 511 seats in the House of Representatives
256 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.57% (6.56%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eiichi Nishimura (acting) Ichio Asukata Yoshikatsu Takeiri
Party LDP Socialist Kōmeitō
Last election 44.59%, 248 seats 19.71%, 107 seats 9.78%, 57 seats
Seats won 284 107 33
Seat change 36 24
Popular vote 28,262,441 11,400,748 5,329,942
Percentage 47.88% 19.31% 9.03%
Swing 3.29pp 0.40pp 0.74pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Sasaki Ryōsaku Kenji Miyamoto Yōhei Kōno
Party Democratic Socialist JCP New Liberal Club
Last election 6.78%, 35 seats 10.42%, 39 seats 3.02%, 4 seats
Seats won 32 29 12
Seat change 4 10 8
Popular vote 3,896,728 5,803,613 1,766,396
Percentage 6.60% 9.83% 2.99%
Swing 0.18pp 0.59pp 0.03pp
Prime Minister before election

Masayoshi Ito (acting)
LDP

 Elected Prime Minister

Zenkō Suzuki
LDP

General elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980. The incumbent Liberal Democratic Party won an overall majority for the first time since 1972.

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