1983 Japanese House of Councillors election

1983 Japanese House of Councillors election
26 June 1983
129 of the 252 seats in the House of Councillors
127 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Yasuhiro Nakasone Masashi Ishibashi Yoshikatsu Takeiri
Party LDP Socialist Kōmeitō
Last election 135 seats, 42.5% 47 seats, 13.1% 26 seats, 11.9%
Seats after 137 44 26
Seat change 2 3
Popular vote 16,441,437 7,590,331 7,314,465
Percentage 35.3% 16.3% 15.7%
Swing 7.2% 3.2% 3.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kenji Miyamoto Sasaki Ryōsaku Seiichi Tagawa
Party JCP Democratic Socialist New Liberal Club
Last election 12 seats, 7.3% 11 seats, 6.0% 2 seats, 0.6%
Seats after 14 11 2
Seat change 2
Popular vote 4,163,877 3,888,429 1,239,169
Percentage 8.9% 8.4% 2.7%
Swing 1.6% 2.4% 2.1%
President of the House
of Councillors before election

Masatoshi Tokunaga
LDP

 Elected President of the House
of Councillors

Matsuo Kimura
LDP

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 26 June 1983. The result was a victory for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 126 seats up for election, retaining its majority in the House.

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